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"Bring Danvy up," Cefwyn said, looking out and down the hill.

Close after the battle, two of Anwyll's men had found Anwyll climbing uphill with Kanwy in hand and a handful of the company behind him, but Kanwy had a wound and was due a rest: it was his light horse that would serve now, for a short ride and a meeting.

"What shall we do?" Idrys repeated his question, hammering it home.

"Do? I think I shall meet my friend and hope for my lady's safety at his hands."

"Hope?" Idrys echoed him. "Is hope what we have, now? Nothing of faith? The hatchling's spread wings, my lord king, and it's no damned pigeon we deal with."

Cefwyn gave a wry and silent laugh. "A dragon. A dragon, master crow. But he is still my friend."

Idrys said nothing for a moment, only gazed at him as if in reproach. Then: "He was still your friend when he sent me to the Olmernmen. He was still your friend when he marched, and he leads those who are my lord king's sworn men, but now, now there is a question."

"What should I do?" Cefwyn repeated. "If you have any notion, crow, out with it."

"Demand," Idrys said. "Impose. Insist, my lord king. You owe the kingdom that."

"The kingdom." The ache had settled hard into his body. Even drawing a deep breath hurt, and he swept a glance about him, at those who had been faithful, whatever their reasons… some even for love of him. He looked at that, rather than the betrayals, but not wholly successfully. "He has the knack of gaining love. That's to envy."

"My lord king has those who love him."

He glanced at Idrys, catching something perhaps by surprise. He did not know why, after all else, he was embarrassed to catch Idrys thus unaware. But he pretended to have looked elsewhere, for both their sakes, and folded his arms. "Horses."

"My lord king," Idrys said, and relayed the order to a page, who called a groom, who called his assistants, for where the king of Yles-uin went was no small number.

Riven trees marked the battle in the elements, a trail of splintered trunks and wrecked limbs, bright wood through the leafless forest; so Tristen saw as they rode. The limbs were bare as those in Mama's depths, where the wood wound around the end of the ridge.

But there color bloomed, the bright red Marhanen banner, and the Tower and Checker of the lady Regent, and so they came within sight one of the other.

Tristen set Dys to a faster pace, and rode ahead of his banners and those who chased after him; so did the king of Ylesuin, and they met under the afternoon shadow of the ridge, slid down from their horses and embraced as friends too long parted.

"High King, is it?" Cefwyn asked, setting Tristen at arm's length.

And it was a question Tristen had to answer, but not in few words.

Ninévrisë had come with Emuin: he knew that while he rode. It was brave of them, but arrive they had, by the old mews, and Tarien with them, for Ninévrisë would not leave Tarien or the baby behind in Henas'amef. There was one Aswydd who ruled there, and it was neither of them.

"Emuin's come," Tristen did say. "And Her Grace. Not by the road, by the old mews. And Crissand's the aetheling, which I don't want to be."

"What doyou wish?" Cefwyn asked him, and he knew the seriousness of that question, as he knew the significance of the banner he could not set aside.

"To ride with my friends and see the summer again," he said, which was indeed the best thing in the world to him. In the gray space Emuin might say the banner had to fly, and Owl was surly and insistent, winging constantly toward Ynefel, but he was determined not to stay there, nor at Althalen, where the frail wooden tower still stood.

"Come to Ilefínian," he asked Cefwyn. "Owl wants me to come with him, but I won't, yet. There are things I don't know yet. There are things I haven't seen." A crown and the duties of a king were not at all within his longing: rather escape from both was what he plotted, escape for him, and the freedom of the kingdoms and the kings and lords to live in peace. A king over all could be a king in name, but the rulers of the lands had to live there.

A bough had broken its buds, the least small hint of gold and green, recalling whole forests that sighed and moved with the breezes.

Spring and promises: everything was new and old at once. Tristen saw it with wonder and saw the pledge of the summer to come, green grass and gentle winds.

A child danced before them, as they rode back to Ilefínian. Cefwyn and Uwen neither one could see her, but Tristen and Crissand did.

LEXICON Concordance for the Fortress Books

YLESUIN

Amefel– southern province; banner: black Eagle on red field

Royalty / Lords

Aswydd Household

Heryn Aswydd—Duke of Amefel, the aetheling, His twin sisters:

Orien Aswydd—Duchess of Amefel; Tarien Aswydd—secondborn

Thewydd—Heryn Aswydd's man Tristen's Household

Tristen—Marshal of Althalen, Lord Warden of Ynefel

Uwen—Lewen's-son, Tristen's man, sergeant of Cefwyn's Dragon Guard, captain of Tristen's guard Tristen's Guard

Lusin—Captain of Tristen's bodyguard Syllan—one of Tristen's guards. Aran—one of Tristen's guards. Tawwys—one of Tristen's guards Aswys—groom

Cassam, Cass—Uwen's warhorse, bow-nosed, blue roan gelding Dys, Dysarys—Tristen's warhorse, black, full brother to Aryny and Kanwy

Gery—Tristen's light horse, red mare Gia—Uwen's light horse, bay mare Liss—Uwen's horse, chestnut mare Petelly—Tristen's cross-country horse, a bay of no breeding

Amefin Earls and Their Households

Edwyll Adiran—earl of Meiden, remotely related to Aswydds; banner: gold sun

Crissand Adiran—son of and successor to Edwyll Azant—lord of Dor Elen province, which borders the ver orchard district.

A daughter: widowed twice, once when married only seven days

Brestandin—Amefin earl Cedrig—elderly Amefin earl living in retirement, owner of room Tristen lodges in, then where Ninévrisë lodges in Henas'amef Civas—Amefin earl Cuthan—earl of Bryn, distant relative of Aswydds Drumman—lord of Barardden, youngest of earls except for Crissand; his elder sister is Edwyll's wife, Crissand's mother Drusallyn—elderly lord, married local gentry in Amefel Drusenan—earl of Bryn, successor to Cuthan. wife: Ynesyne, an Elwynim.

Durell—Amefin earl Edracht—Amefin earl Esrydd—Amefin earl Lund—Amefin earl Marmaschen—Amefin earl Moridedd—Amefin earl Murras—Amefin earl Prushan—Amefin earl Purell—Amefin earl Taras—earl of Bru Marden Zereshadd—Amefin earl

Other Persons

Clergy / Clerics

Cadell—Bryaltine abbot in Henas'amef

Faiseth—Bryaltine nun

Emuin Udaman—wizard/tutor/priest, Teranthine, tutored Cefwyn and Efanor

Del'rezan—Bryaltine nun

Pachyll—priest, Teranthine patriarch in Henas'amef

Military

Cossun—armorer

Ennyn—Guelen Guard second in command

Gedd—sergeant in Tristen's guard

Aman—gate-guard

Nedras—gate-guard

Ness—gate-guard

Selmwy—cousin of Ness at town gate Wynedd—Guelen Guard commander

Minor Officials

Tassand—started as Cefwyn's servant, now Tristen's chief of household

Haman—stablemaster at Henas'amef

Local Gentry

Ardwys—thane of Sagany, leader of the peasant contingent from

Sagany and Pacewys

Miscellaneous

Auld Syes—witch, in Emwy village, near Althalen Paisi—street urchin Seddiwy—Shadow, Auld Syes' child Wydnin—former junior archivist

Titles, Places, et cetera

Aetheling, atheling—title, used instead of king in Amefel; royal in their province Althalen—old Sihhë capital, where last of Sihhë died, now Tristen's, in ruins, banner is silver Star and Tower on black Amefin—of Amefel province Anas Mallorn—Amefin village, on riverside Ardenbrook—brook after Maudbrook on way to Henas'amef Arreyburn—camping spot of Emuin on the way back to Henas'amef from retreat Averyne crossing—crossing to Guelessar from Amefel on the way out of Henas'amef Arys—district/town, Arys Emwy, Emwy village: destroyed when Inareddrin was killed; district contains Althalen and Lewen field Arys bridge—bridge near Emwy to west, where Elwynor rebels could enter Amefel Arys district—near Henas'amef, contains villages of Emwy and Malitarin

Asfiad—old name for Aswyth Asmaddion—place in the province Assurn Ford—river border of the province Assurnbrook—river Aswydd, Aswydds—surname, Heryn's house, also Orien's, Tarien's; there is Sihhë blood in this line Aswyddim—of the Aswydds Aswyth—a village Athel—Amefin district bordering Meiden's land Baraddan—Drumman's district, contains orchards Bru Mardan—Taras district Bryn—Cuthan's estate

Ceyl, Trys—Trys Ceyl—Amefin village south of Henas'amef. Dor Elen—Anzant's district, orchard district Drun, Trys Drun—next to Trys Ceyl, village south of Henas'amef ealdorman, ealdormen—council of Henas'amef

Edlinnadd—old name for Ellinan

Ellinan—a village

Emwy—village/district, see: Arys, Arys Emwy, Emwy village

Emwysbrook—brook near Emwy

Forest of Amefel—near Althalen

Grayfrock, grayrobe—nickname for Emuin

Hawwyvale—village

Hen Amas—old name for Henas'amef

Henas'amef—capital of the province

Kathseide—old name of Zeide, fortress in Henas'amef

Levey—Amefin village, part orchard, part pasturage for flocks

Lewen—brook giving its name to area of battle

Lewen field, Lewen plain—near Althalen, battlefield where

Hasufin was destroyed Lewenbrook—brook

Lewenford—area of battle, see Lewen field Lewenside—area of battle, see Lewen field Lysalin—Amefin village

Maldy village—Amefin village with crossing to Elwynor Malitarin—Amefin village two hours from Henas'amef Mallorn, Anas, Anas Mallorn—Amefin village on riverside Margreis—ruined village, haunt of outlaws, near Emwy Marna, Marna Wood—haunted forest Marshal of Althalen—Tristen's title, bestowed by Cefwyn Massitbrook—camping spot on way to Lewen field for Cefwyn and troops Master grayrobe, grayfrock—nickname, refers to Emuin, wizard/tutor/priest,

Teranthine Maudbrook—on the way to Henas'amef Maudbrook Bridge—bridge on the way to Henas'amef Meiden—sheep district; banner: blue with gold sun

 Pacewys—Amefin village, sent troops to Lewen field, commanded by Lord Ardwys, thane of Sagany Padys Spring—one hour south of Henas'amef, once called Batherys

Ragisar—Amefin village Raven's Knob—past Emwy on way to Lewen field, Lewenbrook near Althalen Sagany—Amefin village on way to Althalen and Lewen field, sent troop to Lewen field commanded by Lord Ardwys, thane of Sagany

Sagany Road—on way to Althalen and Lewen field Tas Aden—town in Meiden Trys, Trys Ceyl—Amefin town near Trys Drun Zeide—shortened name for Kathseide fortress in Henas'amef

Catys– northern province

Guelessar– north-central province; banner: quartered, gold Dragon on red, gold Quinalt sigil on black

Royalty

Selwyn Marhanen—Cefwyn's grandfather, king of Ylesuin; banner: gold dragon on red Inareddrin Marhanen—king of Ylesuin, father of Cefwyn and Efanor

Cefwyn Marhanen—third king of the Marhanen dynasty, brother of Efanor

Idrys—Lord Commander of the Dragon Guard Annas—Cefwyn's chief of household in both Amefel and Guelessar. Later Lord Chamberlain Lasien—senior page at Henas'amef Efanor Marhanen—His Royal Highness, Duke of Guelessar, Prince of Ylesuin Gwywyn—soldier, Inareddrin's captain at Althalen, made captain of Efanor's guard at Guelemara

Lesser Royalty / Household

Alwy—Ninévrisë's maid and one of Cefwyn's former lovers Brysaulin—Lord Chancellor after Cefwyn is crowned Cressen—Lady, one of Cefwyn's former lovers Fisylle—Lady, one of Cefwyn's former lovers Trallynde—Lady, one of Cefwyn's former lovers Parsynan—Guelen gentry, Cefwyn's viceroy at Amefel until Tristen's appointment as lord of Amefel

Horses

Aryny—heavy, warhorse, full sister to Dys and Kanwy Danvy—Cefwyn's light horse Drugyn—Idrys' warhorse, black stablemate of Cass, Kanwy, and Dys Kanwy—Cefwyn's warhorse, black Synanna—blaze-faced black, usually Efanor's horse

Clergy/Clerics

Patriarch—priest, absolute head of Quinalt sect Jormys—Quinaltine priest, serves Efanor Benwyn—Bryalt sect, assigned as Ninévrisë's priest Baren—Quinaltine doctrinist Neiswyn—doctrinist among the Quinaltines Udryn—Quinaltine doctrinist Military

Anwyll—captain of the guard, assigned to Amefel under Uwen Kerdin Qwyll's-son—Kerdin, second-in-command under Idrys, captain of Guelen Guard, died at Lewen field

Essan—captain of Guelen Guard in Guelessar

Andas—soldier, eleven years in Dragon Guard, Andas' son,

Tristen's banner-bearer, was killed at Lewen field Brogi—soldier

Brys—soldier, in Anwyll's company Cossell—soldier in Anwyll's company Hawith—soldier, killed at Emwy, one of Cefwyn's men Jeony—soldier, killed at Emwy Lefhwyn—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy Nydas—soldier, rode with Cefwyn at Emwy Pelanny—soldier, Guelen scout, presumed dead or taken by Aséyneddin at Lewen field Peygan—armorer for Cefwyn at Henas'amef, old friend of Uwen's, married to Margolis Pryas—king Cefwyn's messenger

Minor officials / Household

Margolis—wife of Peygan the armorer. One of Ninévrisë's ladies Mesinis—slightly deaf clerk Tamurin—Cefwyn's accountant Other Persons

Rosyn—Cefwyn's tailor in both Henas'amef and Guelemara Places, Titles, et cetera

Amynys—river, old boundary of Guelemara

An's-ford—town, on road between Guelemara and Henas'amef

Anwyfar—Teranthine retreat near Arreyburn

Blue Hall—place, in Guelemara, in palace

Clusyn, Clusyn monastery—Quinaltine religious house in Guelessar

Cressitbrook—town near Guelemara Crown Wall—Guelenfort's official limit Dary—Guelen village at first ring road outside Guelemara Drysham—Guelen village Dury—Guelen village Guelen—of Guelessar Guelenfolk—people of Guelessar Guelenish—of Guelessar Guelenmen—people of Guelessar Guelesfort—citadel in Guelemara

Guelemara—capital of Guelessar; banner: red with gold Castle His Highness—Efanor Holy Father, His Holiness—title, highest Patriarch in Quinalt sect Lyn—soldier, messenger sent from Tristen to Idrys with Ryssand's treasonous letter Marhanen—surname, Cefwyn's house: Gold Dragon, surname of Cefwyn, Selwyn, Efanor, Ináreddrin

Master crow, raven—nickname, refers to Idrys

Red Chronicle—Marhanen history book

"The Merry Lass from Eldermay"—country song played at

Cefwyn's harvesttide festival Wys-on-Wyetlan—Guelen village

Imor– southern province; banner: Wheel

Ruler

Umanon—lord of Imor Lenúalim, Quinaltine Places, Titles, et cetera

Hedyrin—river south of Imor Imorim—of Imor

Isin– northern province

Ivanor– southern province; banner: White Horse

Ruler

Cevulirn—lord of Ivanor, southern baron, Teranthine

Geisleyn—Cevulirn's man, captain of light horse, from Toj

Embrel, Ivanim Erion Netha—friend of Cevulirn, Lord of Tas Arin in Ivanor, wounded at Lewen field Places, Titles, et cetera

Crysin—horse breed of Ivanim

Embrel, Toj—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn's summer palace

Ivanim—ofIvanor

Ivor—district

Ivorim—of Ivor

Tas Arin—town

Toj Embrel—Toj Embrel, Cevulirn's summer palace

Lanfarnesse– southern province; banner: Heron

Ruler

Pelumer—duke of Lanfarnesse Feleyn, Feleyn's—a Lanfarnesseman Places, Titles, et cetera

Lanfarnesseman—people of Lanfarnesse

Llymarin– central province; banner: Red Rose on green background

Ruler

Sulriggan—lord of Llymarin, cousin to the Quinaltine Patriarch.

Edwyn—nephew of Sulriggan, attends Efanor Places, Titles, et cetera

Llymarish—of Llymarin

Marisal– southern province; banner: gold Sheaf with bend and crescent

Ruler

Sarmysar—duke of Marisal; personal banner: lily

Marisyn– southern province; banner: blue field and blazing Sun

Murandys– northern province; banner: blue field, bend or, and white below with Quinalt sigil

The Nobles

Prichwarrin—duke of Murandys

Cleisynde—Lord Prichwarrin of Murandys' niece

Luriel—Cefwyn's most recent lover, niece of Duke Prichwarrin of Murandys Odrinian—younger sister of Luriel, Duke Prichwarrin of

Murandys' niece

Other Persons

Romynd—Quinalt patriarch of Murandys

Places, Titles, et cetera

Aslaney—capital of Murandys

Nelefreissan– northern province; banner: pale azure with White Circle

Places, Titles, et cetera

Nelefreimen—men of Nelefreissan

Olmern– southern province; banner: Black Wolf

Ruler

Sovrag—lord of Olmern (rivermen), in Olmernhome Brigoth—Lieutenant of Sovrag of Olmern Denyn—Cefwyn's door guard, Olmern youth, Kei's-son

Places, Titles, et cetera

Capayneth—Olmern village, traded with Mauryl

Olmernhome—Sovrag's capital

Olmernman—person of Sovrag's province

Osanan– eastern province

Ruler

Mordam—duke of Osanan

Palys– north-central province

Places, Titles, et cetera

Wys-in-Palys-under-Grostan—a village

Pattys– northern province

Ruler

Maudyn—lord of Panys, commander of Cefwyn's forces on the riverside

Rusyn, Lord Maudyn's second son

Other Persons

Uta Uta's-son—squire of Magan village

Places, Titles, et cetera

Magan—village

Ryssand– northern province; banner: blood red with Fist and Sword

Ruler

Corsywndam—lord of Ryssand

Brugan—Corsywndam of Ryssand's son and heir Artisane—Corsywndam of Ryssand's daughter, one of Ninévrisë's ladies-in-waiting

Places, Titles, et cetera

Ryssandish—of Ryssand; also, an ethnic group distinct from the Guelens, but closely tied to them

Sumas– eastern province

Teymeryn– northeastern province

Ursamin– northeastern province

ELWYNOR

The Regency

Uleman Syrillas—Regent of Elwynor, father of Ninévrisë Ninévrisë Syrillas—daughter of Uleman Lesser Nobles

Aeself—lieutenant of loyal force

Angin—companion of Aeself, q.v.

Tarwyn Aswydd—ancient warrior

Elfharyn—Elwynim lord, loyal to Ninévrisë, holding throne and regency for her

Haurydd—Ninévrisë's man, earl of High Saissond Palisan—one of Ninévrisë's men Tasien—earl of Cassissan, Uleman's man, captain of his army, related to Ninévrisë through her mother Ysdan—Ninévrisë's man, earl of Ormadzaran Aséyneddin—rebel earl of Elwynor, enemy of Ninévrisë, died at

Lewenfield; banner: Griffin Caswyddian—rebel Elwynim lord, earl of Lower Saissond, enemy of Ninévrisë, killed by Shadows at Althalen Tasmôrden—Elwynim rebel lord, enemy of Ninévrisë Uillasan—companion of Aeself Places, Titles, et cetera

Ansym—bridge, at border of Elwynor

Ashiym—place in Elwynor, seven towers, old Sihhë connections, one tower destroyed Banner of Elwynor—black-and-white Checker with gold Tower, quartered with blue Casissan—Tasien's earldom criess—village near Ilefihian Elwynim—of the kingdom of Elwynor Her Grace—title for Ninévrisë

High Saissond—Elwynim province, Haurydd's home Ilefínian—capital of Elwynor

Lower Saisonnd—lord Caswyddian's province Melseriedd—old name for kingdom of Elwynor, prior to Regency

Nithen—district and hamlet near Ilefínian Ormadzaran—Ysdan's earldom

Saendel—bandits who served Aséyneddin at Lewen field Syrillas—surname, Uleman Syrillas, regent of Elwynor, Ninévrisë

Syrillas Syrim—bridge at border of Elwynor

GALASIEN

Persons

Hasufin Heltain—wizard, possibly a prince of Galasien, enemy of

Mauryl

Mauryl Gestaurien—wizard, Galasieni Places, Titles, et cetera

Galasieni—a lost race

Kingsbane—nickname of Mauryl

Kingmaker—nickname of Mauryl

Nineteen Gods—the unnamed hidden gods worshiped by wizards

Silver Tower—at Ynefel, Mauryl's symbol, then Tristen's: black banner with Silver Tower and Star Ynefel—Mauryl's tower: Silver Tower

OTHER TRIBES

Arachim—northern tribe

Chomaggari—southern barbarians

Casmyndan, Casmyndanim—far southern tribe on the coast

Lyra—a hill tribe

Lyrdish—belonging to Lyra

SIHHE / SIHHE CONNECTIONS

Persons

Barrakketh—one of five Sihhë-lords Elfwyn—last Sihhë king, a halfling

Harosyn—Sihhë king

Sadyurnan—Sihhë king (ancient) in Hen Amas

Sarynan—Sihhë king

Ashyel—Sihhë halfling, son of Barrakketh

Tashanen—Sihhë halfling, engineer and strategist, wrote The Art of WarAswyn—Sihhë halfing, youngest brother of Elfwyn, thought stillborn, body inhabited by Hasufin

Places, Titles, et cetera

Arachis—old name, Sihhë connections

Aryceillan—old name, (possibly old tribe with Sihhë connections)

Deathmaker—nickname for Barrakketh

Hafsandyr—mountains in north, original home of Sihhë

Kingbreaker—nickname for Barrakketh

Sihhë, Sihhë's—lost race, five Sihhë came down from north to rule in Ylesuin and Elwynor

OTHER

Bryalt—religious sect of Ylesuin, mostly Amefin

Bryaltine—of the Bryalts of Ylesuin

Bryssandin—horse breed, used in breeding Crysin horses

Bathurys—old name for Padys Spring

Far Sassury—proverb: "the back of beyond"

Five Gods—the unnamed gods worshiped by the people of Ylesuin

Ileneluin, Ilenelluin—mountain Jorysal—a place, an old name in histories Lenúalim—a river, major border between Elwynor and Ylesuin Manystys Aldun—philosopher, wrote tome on oceans Marchlanders—refers to the southern lords and their armies, excluding Amefel

Merhas—truth, carved on one side of Tristen's sword Quinalt—a strict religious cult Quinaltine—of the Quinalt Shadow Hills—area north of Ryssand Shaping—a creature or person called into being and shaped into flesh by a wizard Spestinan—horse breed

Stellyrhas—illusion, carved on one side of Tristen's sword Teranthine—moderate religious cult Wys—any of a series of villages Wys-on-Cressit—a village in Ylesuin