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We will decide tonight, or tomorrow, what action to take. It is a grim time, you can be sure, my dear Jehu, when Zards and Canitaurs meet in peace, a grim time indeed." WE WILL DECIDE TO NIGHT OR TO MORROW WHAT ACTION TO TAKE IT IS A GRIM TIME YOU CAN BE SURE MY DEAR JEHOU WITH ZARDS AND CANADORS MEET IN PEACE A GRIM TIME INDEED
looked abstractly out the window as I thought, fixing my subconscious focus on the road that ran from the northern gate down through the city, the road which formed half of the plaza beneath the temple. A moment or two passed like a solemn parade of mourning, then, suddenly, or at least quite unexpected by myself, a party of Canitaurs came walking down the northern road, unharassed and unescorted through the heart of the city. Since they came freely, I knew that they were not prisoners, but still I was perplexed at how a party of them came to be allowed in Nunami at all under such pretexts, especially as they had attempted to bring it to ruin but a few days before. The King saw their coming and my interest in them, and said in a way of explanation, "There is to be a council today between the Zards and Canitaurs, with you present, of course. Our war has rampaged for quite some time, but we are forced to peace in light of our impending doom, brought by circumstances outside of ourselves. MIND AS IS MY TENDENCY I LOOKED ABSTRACTLY OUT THE WINDOW AS I THOUGHT FIXING MY SUBCONSCIOUS FOCUS ON THE ROAD THAT RAN FROM THE NORTHERN GATE DOWN THROUGH THE CITY THE ROAD WHICH FORMED HALF OF THE PLAZA BENEATH THE TEMPLE A MOMENT OR TWO PASSED LIKE A SOLEMN PARADE OF MORNING THEN SUDDENLY OR AT LEAST QUITE UNEXPECTED BY MYSELF A PARTY OF CANADOURS CAME WALKING DOWN THE NORTHERN ROAD UNHARASSED AND UNESCORTED THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CITY SINCE THEY CAME FREELY I KNEW THEY WERE NOT PRISONERS BUT STILL I WAS PERPLEXED AT HOW A PARTY OF THEM CAME TO BE ALLOWED IN NUNEMI AT ALL UNDER SUCH PRETEXTS ESPECIALLY AS THEY HAD ATTEMPTED TO BRING IT TO RUIN BUT A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE KING SAW THEIR COMING AND MY INTEREST IN THEM AND SAID IN A WAY OF EXPLANATION THERE IS TO BE A COUNCIL TO DAY BETWEEN THE ZARDS AND THE CANNONS WITH YOU PRESENT OF COURSE OUR WAR HAS RAMPAGED FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT WE ARE FORCED TO PEACE IN LIGHT OF OUR IMPENDING DOOM BROUGHT BY CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE OF OURSELVES
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