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Novels by MERCEDES LACKEY available from DAW Books:

THE NOVELS OF VALDEMAR:

THE HERALDS OF VALDEMAR

ARROWS OF THE QUEEN
ARROWS FLIGHT
ARROWS FALL

THE LAST HERALD-MAGE

MAGICS PAWN
MAGICS PROMISE
MAGICS PRICE

THE MAGE WINDS

WINDS OF FATE
WINDS OF CHANGE
WINDS OF FURY

THE MAGE STORMS

STORM WARNING
STORM RISING
STORM BREAKING

VOWS AND HONOR

THE OATHBOUND
OATHBREAKERS
OATHBLOOD

THE COLLEGIUM CHRONICLES

FOUNDATION
INTRIGUES

BY THE SWORD
BRIGHTLY BURNING
TAKE A THIEF
EXILES HONOR
EXILES VALOR

VALDEMAR ANTHOLOGIES

SWORD OF ICE
SUN IN GLORY
CROSSROADS
MOVING TARGETS
CHANGING THE WORLD
FINDING THE WAY*

Written with LARRY DIXON:

THE MAGE WARS
THE BLACK GRYPHON
THE WHITE GRYPHON
THE SILVER GRYPHON

DARIANS TALE

OWLFLIGHT
OWLSIGHT
OWLKNIGHT

OTHER NOVELS:

GWENHWYFAR
THE BLACK SWAN

THE DRAGON JOUSTERS

JOUST
ALTA
SANCTUARY
AERIE

THE ELEMENTAL MASTERS

THE SERPENTS SHADOW
THE GATES OF SLEEP
PHOENIX AND ASHES
THE WIZARD OF LONDON
RESERVED FOR THE CAT
UNNATURAL ISSUE*

*Coming soon from DAW Books

And dont miss:
THE VALDEMAR COMPANION
Edited by John Helfers and Denise Little

Copyright 2010 by Mercedes Lackey

All Rights Reserved

DAW Book Collectors No. 1524.

DAW Books are distributed by Penguin Group (USA).

All characters and events in this book are fictitious.
All resemblance to persons living or dead is coincidental.

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For Betsy Wollheim and Russ Galen.

M AGS slapped the palm of his hand against the blue-painted wood of the stable door, and it banged open, whacking into the frame as Mags hurried through it. The noise echoed through the stable, startling the Companions that were huddled together in the aisle nearest the door into backing up a pace or two. Brick walls didnt do much to deaden sound. The chill wind that followed him through chased down his neck as the last icy grasp of winter clawed at him. Behind him, a few stubborn patches of granular snow lingered at the bases of trees and under bushes, but most of the ground was bare, which was a welcome relief after a winter season that seemed as if it would never end. The huge blizzard that had virtually closed down Haven, Palace and all, had been followed by snowfall after snowfall until Mags began to wonder if spring was ever coming.

Then, finally, the snow stopped, and began to melt. And now the weather was changing, but winter was definitely not going quietly. Occasionally a frigid wind showed that it wasnt quite done yet.

Mags pushed the door closed, leaning into it as the wind whistled around the edges, before the spring latch dropped into place with a snick. He took a long deep breath of the comforting smell of the Companions stable; clean straw, clean horse, a hint of damp wool, another hint of woodsmoke. If home had a scent, this was it.

All of the pristine white horses in the building looked in his direction for a moment before going back to whatever it was they had been doing. For a moment, Mags was the focus of a sea of blue eyes.

The largest stallion in the building, who had presumably been chatting with two other Companions in the middle of the aisle between the stalls, gave him a long look down his aristocratic nose that Mags read as disapproving.

Bad manners to interrupt . Just Not Done. Besides, You Let The Cold Wind In. Also Not Done. Hmph. It wasnt in Mindspeech, but it might just as well have been. The stallions ears were slightly laid back and he swished his tail in irritation.

Sorry, Rolan, Mags said quickly, ducking his head as the Kings Own Companion continued to give him the Stern Look of the Elder. He strolled under the watchful gaze down to the end stall near the door to his own small room and came face to face with his own Companion, Dallen. Horsesor Companionscouldnt grin, but he sensed more than a little amusement from his bondmate.

:Dont worry about Rolan; he likes to think that he stands in one place and the universe revolves around him,: Dallen said. Dallens blue eyes shone with amusement, and while one ear twitched in Mags direction, the other pointed back toward Rolan.

A snort from the other side of the stable told Mags that Dallen hadnt bothered to keep that little comment quiet. Rather than Mindspeaking directly to Mags, Dallen had communicated it openly so that every Companion in the stable could hear it. Mags grinned. There were times when Dallens cheekiness didnt just border on impudence, it jumped right into the middle of impudence and splashed it all around.

:Rolans just being prickly. People have been banging through that door all day; and of course they let the freezing cold draft in every single time it starts to get a little warmer.: Dallen reached over his shoulder and tugged his blue-and-white blanket a little higher on his shoulders with his teeth. :This is why I am sporting my natty little rug, here. Of course some people dont want to wear their blankets because they cant show off their muscles, so when a draft roars in, they are the first to complain.:

There were whickers from all over the stable at that one. And another, louder snort. Mags smothered a giggle with both hands.

:THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMUSING OBSERVATIONS, DALLEN, : came a very loud, ringing mind-voice, one that was probably heard all the way down to the edge of Haven. :ILL BE SURE TO RECOMMEND YOU FOR COURT JESTER.:

Now there were whickers from virtually every stall. Including from Dallan, who had no problem poking fun at himself. Dallen tossed his head and somehow managed for just a moment to cross his ankles and his eyes, inducing more giggles from Mags.

:Until this weather breaks, when I dont need to be out with you Im staying right here in my stall hugging the hayit shields me a little from the blast of cold air each time someone comes in,: Dallen continued complacently, as Kings Own Companion Rolan went back to whatever important thing he had been discussing. :But I am well known as a lazy lout.:

Not lazy, Mags replied, getting a brush to get whatever invisible bits of dirt and hay might be caught up in his Companions shining mane and tail. Just practical. If I didn have to go back and forth t classes, Id hole up in m room an not move till it got true-warm. He sighed a little. Been so long since I seen a warm sun, Im beginnin t disbelieve in it! Don wonder that Rolans tetchy.

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