david held the amulet high in the air and watched it swing in the wind . he jerked his arm to the right and threw the amulet across the graveyard . '' you fool , '' snapped matt . david motioned to spread out , making it difficult to track them all with a gun . matt scampered to the landing place of the amulet

'' merely to discharge my responsibilities with honor . '' '' as do i , '' said aelia . '' like my father , i must do what is best for the people of the northerland . '' which , ridmark wondered , meant wedding tarrabus carhaine ? '' you look so grim , '' said aelia . '' i always look grim , '' said ridmark

'' i 'm fine , '' i said , wiping the single tear that had made its way to the corner of my eye . '' that was brutal honesty , mandy , '' he said , and his hand landed gently on the top of my back . i raised my shoulders to my ears , feeling the tension kick in the moment his hand brushed across the back of my shirt . '' yeah , well , '' i tried to ignore the way that my body responded to his touch , '' i 'm distant , judgmental , carry a chip on my shoulder , and i hate to be challenged , but i never said i was n't honest

it is common in a hilly area like this . actually the place we are standing now is also part of some unnamed river . ' ayaaz concluded . suraj , aditi , and saira observed now . the way they were travelling has slanted downwards and then again up after around ten meters . ' look to both and left and right side you can see this is part of the bed of a small
river