His left hand never stopped playing restlessly... His left hand never stopped playing restlessly with some pebbles he'd gathered by the stream
"I think," Devin said spitefully, "that you've just insulted our guestThat should make him feel properly welcome here
"I didn't say a word, Devin," she flared
"You didn't have to," Erlein said ruefully"Those magnificent eyes were somewhat less than pleased with what they saw
"My sister's eyes are almost never pleased with what they see," Alessan gruntedHe was crouched beside one of the packs and after a moment's rummaging pulled out a scissors and a comb"I am fairly obviously being ordered to duty hereThere's half an hour of light leftWho's first victim?"
"Me," said Baerd quickly"You aren't
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Erlein watched with interest as Alessan led Baerd over to a rock by the stream and proceeded, quite competently, in fact, to trim the other man's hairCatriana went back to the horses, though not before offering Erlein another quick, enigmatic glanceSandre stacked the wood for the fire and began skinning the rabbits and the grele, humming tunelessly to himself
"More wood, lad," he said abruptly to Devin, without looking upWhich was perfect, of course
Oh, Marian, Devin thought, a heady blend of excitement and pride racing through him
"Later," was all he said, lounging casually on the ground"We've got enough for now and I'm next with Alessan
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"As if a haircut's going to change that!" she called from the other side of the clearingErlein and Baerd laughed
Grumbling, Devin stood up and ambled off toward the trees
Behind him he heard Erlein's voice
"I'd be grateful to you," the troubadour was saying to Alessan"I'd hate to have another woman look at me the way your sister just did
"Ignore her," Devin heard Baerd laugh as he strode back toward the fire
"She is impossible to ignore," Erlein said in a voice
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Carrying an armful of wood, Devin looped quietly around in the growing shadows to where Catriana stood among the horsesShe heard him come up but continued brushing the brown mareHer eyes never left the two men by the river
Neither did Devin'sSquinting into the setting sun it seemed to him as if Alessan and the troubadour had become figures in some timeless landscapeTheir voices carried with an unnatural clarity in the quiet of the gathering twilight
"When was this last done for you?" he heard Alessan ask
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"I don't even remember," the troubadour confessed
"Well," Alessan laughed, bending to wet his comb in the stream, "on the road we don't exactly have to keep up with court fashionsTilt a little this wayDo you brush it across in front or straight back?"
"Back, by preference Alessan's hands moved up to the crown of Erlein's head, the scissors flashing as they caught the last of the sun"That's an old-fashioned look, but troubadours are supposed to look old-fashioned, aren't they? Part of the charmYou are bound by Adaon 's name and my ownI am Alessan, Prince of Tigana, and wizard you are mine!"
Devin took an involuntary step
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