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Arya

           Theyfingeredtheirweaponsandgavelingeringlooksatthewagonsastheyrolledby,yetintheendtheyletthecolumnpass.Thirtywastoomany,nomatterwhattheyhadinthosewagons.

           Lookwithyoureyes,Syriohadsaid,listenwithyourears.

           Onedayamadwomanbegantoscreamatthemfromthesideoftheroad."Fools!They’llkillyou,fools!"Shewasscarecrow-thin,withholloweyesandbloodyfeet.

           Thenextmorning,asleekmerchantonagreymarereinedupbyYorenandofferedtobuyhiswagonsandeverythinginthemforaquarteroftheirworth."It’swar,they’lltakewhattheywant,you’lldobettersellingtome,myfriend."Yorenturnedawaywithatwistofhiscrookedshoulders,andspat.

           Aryanoticedthefirstgravethatsameday;asmallmoundbesidetheroad,dugforachild.Acrystalhadbeensetinthesoftearth,andLommywantedtotakeituntiltheBulltoldhimhe’dbetterleavethedeadalone.Afewleaguesfartheron,Praedpointedoutmoregraves,awholerowfreshlydug.Afterthat,adayhardlypassedwithoutone.

           OnetimeAryawokeinthedark,frightenedfornoreasonshecouldname.Above,theRedSwordsharedtheskywithhalfathousandstars.Thenightseemedoddlyquiettoher,thoughshecouldhearYoren’smutteredsnores,thecrackleofthefire,eventhemuffledstirringsofthedonkeys.Yetsomehowitfeltasthoughtheworldwereholdingitsbreath,andthesilencemadehershiver.

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