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down, many of the warriors making the trek to the canyon and the village of Bility.
Bardon looked around the campfire where those he knew best had settled. Paladin gestured to Toopka,
and the small doneel came to stand before him.
 You ve done well, my little friend.
She nodded.
 Tell me how you came to lead the march that destroyed Mot Angra.
 You mean why did the others go with me?
 Yes.
 They re all bigger than me, sir. I couldn t really tell them what to do. And when they said they were
coming, too, well, I kind of liked the idea of not going by myself. I knew because Wulder told me that I
needed to get that egg into Mot Angra. But He never said I had to go alone.
Paladin crooked a finger, and Sittiponder approached.
 Why did you decide to stand by Toopka s side?
 I could see it was my place. Wulder gave me my sight, and I knew He wouldn t have done that right
before this big thing was going to happen unless He wanted me to be right there to watch after Toopka.
 Gilda?
The stately meech disengaged herself from her husband s arm and came forward.  I went as a
representative of the meech. She looked down at the ground.  Not because we have so much to offer
this world, but because this world has offered us refuge. She lifted her face and looked Paladin directly
in the eye.  Before Toopka brought me back with the touch of that egg to my lips, I stood in a place
where truth is vivid. To my sorrow, I can t remember everything revealed to me there. But the promise
that I would one day return stays with me.
Paladin took her hand and kissed it.
Toopka tugged on his sleeve.  It was pretty when the kimen joined us, wasn t it?
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