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She was nearly asleep when the bolts clattered and the door opened. Light spilled in, and she was on her feet at once, with Pantalaimon hidden swiftly in her pocket.
As soon as the bear guard bent his head to lift the haunch of seal meat and throw it in, she was at his side, saying:the king has to know things first."
Perhaps he was slow-witted. At any rate, he paused, and then threw the meat into the cell before saying, "Very well. You come with me."
He led her out into the open air, for which she was grateful. The "Take me to lofur Raknison. You'll be in trouble if you don't. It's very urgent."He dropped the meat from his jaws and looked up. It wasn't easy to read bears' expressions, but he looked angry."It's about lorek Byrnison," she said quickly. "I know something about him, and the king needs to know.""Tell me what it is, and I'll pass the message on," said the bear."That wouldn't be right, not for someone else to know before the king does," she said. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but you see, it's the rule that
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