“He’s not the only one, and sometimes the Most Blessed One forgets to tell me. They say that Slaradun’s prince is too old and frail to travel across the mountains for Midsummer councils, and his son didn’t take his place, so he wasn’t there either. Naramun’s prince sent a cousin. The rest make their visits brief, and only Galamun, Helanum, and Coradun have princes who seem to heed the dragons’ messages.”
Sunna had left the governor of Anamat out of her tally. Parnet was eager enough to enjoy Iola’s body even if he was blind to the true significance of the rite.
“We’ll have to go to all those places,” Sovara said.
“I could go as a minstrel and see all of them,” Thorat suggested. He had seen the prince of Tiadun and didn’t look forward to even pretending to serve him.
Raina guffawed.
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