Dust of Dreams/Chapter 3

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== Letheras ==
In Letheras, the reading of the Deck is about to begin and those sensitive to magic, who know about it, make their preparations to avoid any fall-out.
Ruthan Gudd, who has been bedding Shurq Elalle, refuses to leave her place when she goes out. Shurq agrees that he can hide away there. When she leaves the house, she bumps into Ublala Pung who tells her about the bullying he gets from the palace guards. She advises him to tell the King about it.
Sinter, who is sensitive to magic, urges everyone to gallop at full stretch towards the city.
Fists Keneb and Blistig are holed up in an upmarket tavern in the city and remark on the fact that just about everyone has fled the barracks and has scattered across the city in anticipation of the reading.
The reading has attracted too much power which overflows into the city: dead animals are reanimated; two dragons burst out of an inn, destroying it; the two old gods protecting Trull Sengar's child catch fire and seem to melt.
When the reading begins, Fiddler instead of dealing the cards as he normally would, each card is dealt at those attending. As each hits its mark, Fiddler names them: Sinn becomes 'Virgin of Death', Quick Ben 'Magus of Dark', Brys Beddict 'King of Life' etc. However for Tavore Paran there is nothing. Then the Errant enters, expecting to become Master of the Deck, as he already is of the Tiles. However he is faced down by Brys and Fiddler, and leaves. He waits nearby and ambushes Brys, smothering him with sorcery, but is interrupted by Ublala Pung who knocks him unconscious.
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