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| - Felisin is sleeping with Beneth, the leader of the slaves in Skullcup, in order to procure better supplies and shifts for herself, Baudin and Heboric. Heboric in particular has been worked extremely hard, dragging up carts full of rocks from the deep mines, a job normally done by oxen. It is clear that he is supposed to die here, as quietly and unobtrusively as possible. Heboric is angry at what she does, but she cannot tell what Baudin thinks. As Beneth and Felisin walk through Skullcap, they meet Pella, a camp guard, who asks Beneth to talk to Captain Sawark about the Dosii guards, who he believes will rebel if the mainland rises, because Beneth has the Captain’s ear as leader of the slaves.
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| - Felisin is sleeping with Beneth, the leader of the slaves in Skullcup, in order to procure better supplies and shifts for herself, Baudin and Heboric. Heboric in particular has been worked extremely hard, dragging up carts full of rocks from the deep mines, a job normally done by oxen. It is clear that he is supposed to die here, as quietly and unobtrusively as possible. Heboric is angry at what she does, but she cannot tell what Baudin thinks. As Beneth and Felisin walk through Skullcap, they meet Pella, a camp guard, who asks Beneth to talk to Captain Sawark about the Dosii guards, who he believes will rebel if the mainland rises, because Beneth has the Captain’s ear as leader of the slaves. The Otataral they mine is found only in limestone, which makes Heboric believe it is not a natural ore, but in fact created by magic, despite its magic-negating properties. He is horrified at the thought of what might have created so much of it. When Felisin returns home, she bickers with Heboric, who curses Tavore for turning her teenage sister into an alcoholic whore. They both silently regret how what they say to each other seems much crueler than it is intended. Once both are in bed, Baudin comes in and has a whispered conversation with Heboric, and Felisin is sure that they are planning something, and angry that they have not involved her, thinking that they don’t trust her to keep any secrets, and wondering if they are right not to.
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