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       ;Very well。; The king at last met her eyes�察�squinting as though she were a mile distant。 ;If you had´only listened�察─�he said coldly�察 �if you had only obeyed me 。。。;
       Pryrates put a hand on Elias' shoulder。 ;All was for the best。;
       Too late。 The emptiness and desperation Miriamele had been fighting broke free and spread through her like black blood。 Her father was lost to her�察�and she was dead to him。 All the risks�察�the suffering�察�had been for nothing。 Her misery grew until she thought it would stop her heart。 
       A fork of lightning split the sky beyond the window。 Thunder made the bells hum。
       ;For 。。。 love。; She forced her jaws to work against the alchemist's prisoning spell。 Each faint word echoed in her own ears�察�as though she stood at the bottom of a deep well。 She told him�察�but it was too late�察�too late。 ;You 。 。。 I 。。。 did these things 。。。 for love。;
       ;Silence� ─�the king hissed。 His face was a rawboned mask of fury。 ;Love� �Does it remain after worms have gnawed the bones�拭�I do not know that word。;
       Elias slowly turned back to Camaris。 The old knight had not moved from his spot on the floor�察�but now�察�as though some power in the king's attention pelled him�察�he crawled a few steps closer。 Thorn scraping across the stone tiles before him。
       The king's voice became curiously gentle。 ;I am not surprised to see that the black sword chose you�察�Camaris。 1 was told that you had returned to the living。 I knew that if those tales were true�察�Thorn would find you。 Now we will act together to protect your beloved John's kingdom。;
       Miriamele's eyes widened in horror as a figure that had been blocked from her sight by Camaris now became visible。 Josua lay crumpled just a little to one side of her father�察�arms and legs splayed。 The prince's face was turned away�察�but his shirt and cloak were sodden crimson around his neck�察�and blood had pooled beneath him。 Miriamele's eyes filled with blurring tears。
       ;It is time�察�Majesty�察─�said Pryrates。
The king extended Sorrow like a gray tongue until it nearly touched the old knight。 Although Camaris was visibly struggling with himself�察�he began to lift Thorn to meet the shadowy blade in the king's hand。 Fighting against the same force that bound Miriamele。 Binabik gave a muffled shout of warning�察�but still Thorn rose in the old man's trembling hands。
;God�察�forgive me�察─�Camaris cried wretchedly。 ;It is a sinful world 。。。 and I have failed You again。;
       The two swords met with a quiet click that cut through the room。 The noise of the storm diminished�察�and for amoment the only thing audible was Camaris' moan of anguish。
       A point of blackness began to pulse where the tips of the two blades crossed�察�as though the world had been ripped open and some fundamental emptiness was beginning to leak through。 Even through the bonds of the alchemist's spell�察�Miriamele could feel the air in the high chamber suddenly grow hard and brittle。 The chill deepened。 Traceries of ice began to form in the arches of the windows and along the walls�察�spreading like wildfire。 Within moments the chamber was furred with a thin surface of ice crystals that shimmered in a thousand strange colors。 Icicles were growing on the great bells�察�translucent fangs that gleamed with the light of the red star。
       Pryrates lifted his arms triumphantly。 Glinting flakes clung to his robe。 ;It has begun。;
The somber cluster of bells at the ceiling did not move�察�but the bone´shaking sound of a greater bell rang out once more。 Powdery ice fluttered as the tower trembled like a slender tree caught in storm winds。

       Simon tugged at the handle and cursed quietly。 This lower door was wedged shut´there would be no easy entry into the room beneath the missing floor´and now he heard footsteps ing up the stairwell again。
       His joints still hurt fiercely�察�but he scrambled back up the stairs to the other door as quickly as he could�察�then stepped inside�察�taking care this time to stand at the very edge of the flooring�察�which had held his weight before。 He was forced to move far to the side of the door as it closed。 As the footfalls passed outside�察�he carefully made his way along the strip of wood to look through the doorslit�察�but by the time he could reach it he glimpsed only a small dark shape vanishing up the stairwell�察�lurching strangely。 He waited a score of heartbeats�察�listening�察�then crept outside and took a torch from the nearest bracket。
       To his vast relief�察�Simon saw by the torch's light that there was indeed a bottom to the chamber below�察�and though parts of that lower floor had rotted through as well�察�it was mostly intact。 Bright´Nail lay gleaming in a pile of discarded furniture。 Seeing it lying there like a piece of splendid jewelry thrown onto a midden heap�察�Simon felt a violent pang。 He must get it back。 Bright´Nail must go to the tower。 Even from a distance�察�he could feel its yearning。
       A faint thread of the blade's song coiled through his thoughts as he found what seemed the most stable spot on the floor below�察�gripped the butt of the torch between his teeth�察�then slid his legs over the edge of the strip inside the doorway。 He let himself down to the full extension of his arms�察�then dropped�察�his heart fluttering as he landed The wood creaked loudly and sagged a little��but held。 Simon took a step toward Bright´Nail�察�but his foot sank as though into muddy ground。 He hurriedly pulled it back to see that a section of the floor a little larger than his boot sole had crumpled and fallen in。
       Simon got down onto his hands and knees。 He made his way across the treacherous surface with slow caution taking more than a few splinters as he probed before him。 The cry of the wind outside was muffled。 The torch burned hot beside his cheek�察�its quavering flame threw his shadow up on the wall�察�a hunched thing like a beast。
He stretched out his hand。 Nearer。。。 nearer。。。 there� �His fingers closed around Bnght´Nail's hilt�察�and instantly he could feel its song intensify�察�vibrating through him�察�making him feel wele。。。 and more。 Its need became his need。
       Up�察�he thought suddenly。 The word seemed a glowing thing before his mind's eye。 It's lime to go up。
       But that was easier said than acplished。 He sat back on his haunches�察�wincing as the floor creaked�察�and removed the torch from his teeth。 He lifted it and looked around。 This room was wider than the one above�察�the half of the ceiling that had not been the wood floor of the upper chamber was a slab of pale stone�察�seemingly without support。 The walls were bare except for a faint scrawl of carvings�察�overlaid with dust and soot。 There was nothing to afford any holds for climbing�察�and even if he jumped�察�he could not reach the bit of flooring that edged the doorway above。
Simon pondered for a moment。 The sword's pull was a shadow behind his thoughts�察�an urgency like a quiet but steady drumbeat。 He slid Bright´Nail into his belt�察�reluctantly releasing the hilt�察�then resettled the torch handle in his jaws。 He crawled back across the floor toward the door he had tried from the stairs�察�but it was just as impassable from the inside�此�either damp weather or shifting timbers kept it firmly closed no matter how he pulled。 He sighed�察�then crept back to the middle of the room。
       Moving with extreme care�察�he dragged bits of broken furniture across the floor�察�setting each piece carefully on or beside the last�察�until he had made a shoulder´high pile near the sealed doorway。 As he was sliding the scarred surface of a discarded table into place at the top of the heap�察�he again heard someone mounting the steps。
It was hard to tell�察�but this time there seemed to be more than one set of' feet。 He crouched in silence�察�steadying the tabletop with his hand�察�and listened to the footfalls move past the door beside him�察�then�察�after a few dragging moments�察�echo softly past the door above。 He held his breath wondering which of his many enemies might be climbing the tower�察�knowing that he would discover the answer all too soon。 Bright´Nail tugged at his thoughts It was hard to sit still。
       When the noises had faded�察�Simon prodded at the pile until he was certain it was steady。 He had tried to point all the jagged edges and snapped legs downward m case he fell�察�but he knew that if he did�察�he and the spiky pieces of broken chairs�察�stools�察�and heavy tables would probably break through the floor together and tumble down into yet a lower room。 He did not think much of his chances if that happened。
       Simon climbed the pile as gently as he could�察�laying his body flat across the tabletop until he could draw his legs up behind him。 The flame of the torch he held in his teeth sizzled the ends of his hair。 He clambered to his feet and felt the unsteady mass rock gently beneath him。 Balancing carefully�察�he removed the torch and held it up��looking for the sturdiest spot on the edge of flooring overhead。
       He was moving toward the edge of the teetering pile when the bell rang for a third time。
       Even as the thunderous peal grabbed the entire tower and shook it�察�and the pile of wood fell away beneath him�察�Simon let go of the torch and leaped。 One piece of the flooring overhead broke loose in his hand�察�but the other held。 Panting�察�he grasped another section with his free hand and struggled to pull himself up�察�even as gusts of purple fire chased themselves across the walls and everything shifted and blurred。 His arms�察�already tired�察�trembled。 He pulled himself higher�察�reaching out a hand to grab at the doorsill�察�then lifted his leg until it was on the strip of floor。 The echo of the bell faded�察�although he felt it still in his teeth and the bones of his skull。 The lights flickered and died�察�but for a faint glow beneath him。 He could smell smoke rising from the torch that now lay among the shards of the piled furniture。
       Grunting with the strain�察�Simon dragged himself the rest of the way onto the safety of the narrow band of wood。 As he lay gasping for air�察�he saw flames beginning to lick up from the floor below。
       He scrabbled to one side as cautiously as haste would permit�察�pulled the door open�察�then sprawled forth onto the stairs。 He tugged the door shut�察�leaving a few orphaned tendrils of smoke to

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