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Arched doorways in both the eastern and western...
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Arched doorways in both the eastern and western walls led out to porches where the sunlight could be caught in the morning and at eve
On the far side of the room there was a closed door, almost certainly leading to the bedchamberThere were four cleverly designed, square recesses in the walls and another smaller one above the fire where statues would once have stoodOnly the ubiquitous silver stars of Eanna served for painted decoration on the walls
The door to the bedroom opened and two priests came out
They seemed surprised, but not unduly so, to see the porter waiting with three visitorsOne man was of medium height and middle years, with a sharp face and close-cropped salt-and-pepper hairHe carried a physician's tray of herbs and powders in front of him, supported on a thong about his neck
It was at the other man that Devin stared, thoughIt was the other man who carried the High Priest's staff gucci knockoff handbags of officeHe would have commanded attention even without it, Devin thought, gazing at the figure of what had to be Danoleon
The High Priest was an enormous man, broad-shouldered with a chest like a barrel, straight-backed despite his yearsHis long hair and the beard that covered half his chest were both white as new snow, even against the whiteness of his robeThick straight eyebrows met in the middle of a serene brow and above eyes as clear and blue as a child'sThe hand he wrapped about the massive staff of office held it as if it were no more than a cowherd's hazel switch
If they were like this, Devin thought, awed, looking up at the man who had been High Priest of Eanna in Tigana when the Ygrathens came, if the leaders were all like this then there were truly great men here before the fall
They couldn't have been so different from today; he knew that rationallyIt was only twenty years ago, fake gucci watches however much might have changed and fallen awayBut even so, it was hard not to feel daunted in the commanding presence of this manHe turned from Danoleon to Alessan: slight, unprepossessing, with his disorderly, prematurely silvered hair and cool, watchful eyes, and the nondescript, dusty, road-stained riding clothes he wore
But when he turned back to the High Priest he saw that Danoleon was squeezing his own eyes tightly shut as he drew a ragged breathAnd in that moment Devin realized, with a thrill that was oddly akin to pain, where, despite all appearances, the truth of power lay between these menIt was Danoleon, he remembered, who had taken the boy Alessan, the last prince of Tigana, south and away in hiding across the mountains all those years ago
And would not have seen him again since that timeThere was grey in the hair of the tired man who stood before the High Priest nowDanoleon would be chanel purse spray seeing that, trying to deal with itDevin found himself hurting for the two of themHe thought about the years, all the lost years that had tumbled and spun and drifted like leaves or snow between these two, then and now
He wished he were older, a wiser man with a deeper understand-bigThere seemed to be so many truths or realizations of late, hovering at the edge of his awareness, waiting to be grasped and claimed, just out of reach
"We have guests," Torre said in his brusque manner"Three musicians, a newly formed company
"Hah!" the priest with the medicine-tray grunted with a sour expression"Newly formed? They'd have to be to venture here and this early in the yearI can't remember the last time someone of any talent showed up in this SanctuaryCan you three play anything that won't clear a room of people, eh?"
"It depends on the people," said Alessan mildly
Danoleon smiled, though he seemed to be tiffany and co necklace trying not toHe turned to the other priest"Idrisi, it is just barely possible that if we offered a warmer welcome we might be graced with visitors happier to display their art The other man grunted what might or might not have been an apology under the scrutiny of that placid blue gaze
Danoleon turned back to the three of them"You will forgive us," he murmuredHis voice was deep and soothing"We have had some disconcerting news recently, and right now we have a patient in some painIdrisi di Corte, here, our physician, tends to be distressed when such is the case
Privately, Devin doubted if distress had much to do with the Cortean priest's rudeness, but he kept his peaceAlessan accepted Danoleon's apology with a short bow
"I am sorry to hear that," he said to Idrisi"Is it possible we might be of aid? Music has long been known as a sovereign ease for painWe should be happy to play for any of your women rolex watches patie
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