David Eddings - The Redemption of Althalus

‘How?’

‘Try “leb”.’

‘Will that work?’

‘It always has before. After we leave, you’d better wake them up again, though. People might think it’s a little peculiar if they slept for fifty or sixty years the way you used to do back in the House.’

‘Is that the way you did it?’

‘Of course. Step right along, Althalus. The night won’t last forever, you know.’

The pair of guards at Andine’s door were still standing, but their chins had sagged down onto their chests and they were snoring softly. Althalus reached past them and took hold of the door handle.

Then Emmy hissed.

‘What’s the problem?’ he whispered.

‘Argan!’

‘What’s an Argan?’

‘It’s a who, not a what. This guard on the left is Argan.’

‘Is that name supposed to mean anything to me?’

‘I mentioned him before. Argan’s another one of Ghend’s underlings.’

‘That’s convenient.’ Althalus reached for his dagger.

‘Put that away,’ Emmy said in a disgusted tone.

‘It’s a nice simple solution, Em.’

‘Perhaps, but how do you plan to solve the problem that’ll come up later?’

‘Which problem is that?’

‘Returning him to life when he absolutely must be alive and well.’

‘I didn’t follow that.’

‘I didn’t really think you would. Put the knife away, Althalus. You aren’t the one who’s supposed to deal with Argan – any more than you were the one who’s supposed to deal with Pekhal or Khnom. Just leave him alone.’

‘Hold it, Em. Doesn’t this mean that Ghend knew that we were coming here?’

‘Probably, yes.’

‘How did he find out?’

‘Probably because Daeva told him.’

‘How did Daeva find out?’

‘The same way I did, of course. We hear things that you can’t, Althalus. I know about people like Khnom and Pekhal and Argan, and Daeva knows about people like Eliar and Bheid and Andine. They’re significant people, and significant people give off a certain sound that we can hear. Just leave Argan alone. Let’s get Andine and get out of here before he wakes.’

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