He was a fool. The ruler of Altara (currently Queen Tylin Quintara of House Mitsobar; TIE-lihn quin-TAHR-ah; MIHT-soh-b The Ogier's final attempt at heartening went further than Loial intended. There had been no anger scent even when Aram suggested murder.
A rabbit watching for a hawk might have been as intent, but never with that air of menace. That's ingrained in us, too, driven deep before you ever test for the shawl. Not yet, anyway; there was no sayingPitfalls and Tripwires171how strong a man would be until he stopped growing stronger. The only surprise was that Romanda had not appeared sooner.
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