guard a few inches out of its scabbard, "is the Sword of Truth. The real
sword carried by the Seeker."
Dalton found it unsettling that a man like Stein would have it. "And what
are you doing with it?"
"asianxxmag One of my men brought it to me. Quite a lot of trouble, too."
"Really?" Dalton asianxxmag asked, feigning interest.
"They captured a asianxxmag Mord-Sith in the process of bringing it to me. The real
Sword of Truth, and a real Mord-Sith. Imagine that."
"Quite the achievement. The emperor will be pleased."
"He will be when I present him
asianxxmag with the sword. He is pleased with the news
you sent, too. To have defeated Lord Rahl so resoundingly is an
achievement. It won't be long until our forces are here, and asianxxmag we catch him.
And the Mother Confessor, have you found her, yet?"
&
quot;No." Dalton took another drink of water. &asianxxmag quot;But with the spell Sister
Penthea asianxxmag contributed, I don't asianxxmag see how she has a chance. From the look of the
knuckles of asianxxmag my men, they did their job." He paused, asianxxmag looked down. "Up asianxxmag until
they got caught and killed, anyway.
"
No, this
asianxxmag is one encounter the Mother Confessor is not going to live
through. If she is still asianxxmag alive, I will hear about it soon enough. If she is
dead,"-he shrugged-"then we may asianxxmag never find her body."
Dalton leaned against his desk. "When will Jagang be here?"
&asianxxmag quot;Not long. Week, maybe. The advance guard maybe sooner. He is looking
forward to setting