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"You admired my... I don't remember what it was
"You admired my father?" Devin said, stunned
Alessan heard that and his voice changed"Do not judge him by what he becameYou only knew him after Brandin smashed a whole generation and their worldEnding their lives or blighting their soulsYour mother was dead, Avalle fallen, Tigana goneHe had fought and survived both battles by the Deisa Above them Catriana made a small sound
"I never knew," Devin protested"He never told us any of that There was a new ache inside him
"Few of the survivors spoke of those days," Baerd said
"Neither of my parents did," said Catriana awkwardly"They took us as far away as they could, to a fishing village here
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"To shield you," Alessan said gentlyHis palm was still touching Devin'sIt was smaller than Baerd's"A great many of the parents who managed to survive fled so that their children might have a chance at a life unmarred by the oppression and the stigma that bore down, that still bear down, upon TiganaOr Lower Corte as we must name it now
"They ran away," said Devin stubbornlyHe felt cheated, deprived, betrayed
Alessan shook his headDon't judge yet: thinkDo you really imagine you learned that tune by chance? Your father chose not to burden you or your brothers with the danger of your heritage,
vintage cartier watch but he set a stamp upon you, a tune, wordless for safety, and he sent you out into the world with something that would reveal you, unmistakably, to anyone from Tigana, but to no one elseI do not think it was chanceNo more than Catriana's mother giving her daughter a ring that marked her to anyone born where she was bornCatriana held out her hand for him to seeIt was dark, but his eyes had adjusted to that, and he could make out a strange, twining shape upon the ring: a man, half human, half creature of the sea
"Will you tell me of him?" he asked, turning back to Alessan"Of my father?"
Of stolid, dour Garin, grim farmer in a wet grey landWho had, it now appeared,
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Who had also, Devin abruptly realized, almost certainly lied when he said he'd forgotten the words to the cradle songIt was all suddenly very hard
"I will tell you what I know of him, and gladly," Alessan said
"But not tonight, for Catriana is right and we must get ourselves
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Devin turned to look up at Catriana"Will you accept me?"
She tossed her hair"I don't have much choice, do I?" she said carelessly"You seem to have entangled yourself rather thoroughly here She lowered her left hand though as she spoke, two fingers curledHer fingers met his own with a light, cool touch
"Be welcome," she said"I swear I will keep faith with you, Devin di TiganaI'm sorry about this morning," Devin offered
Her hand withdrew and her eyes flashed; even by starlight he could see it"Oh yes," she said sardonically, "I'm sure you
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