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f speechless defiance。 Beyond it he could see nothing�察�it stood against a background of clouds as if it were erect on the rim of the world。 At first�察�it appeared to him a thing of might�察�an icon of Earthpower upthrust or set down there to mark a boundary against evil。 But as his vision cleared�察�the stone seemed to grow shallow and slumberous�察�blank�察�while he blinked at it�察�it became as inert as any old rock。 If it still lived�察�he no longer had the eyes to see its life。
    Slowly�察�fragments of other senses returned to him。 He discovered that he could hear the wind hissing ravenously past him like a river thrashing across rapids�察�and behind it was a deep�察�muffled booming like the thunder of a waterfall。
    ;Up� ─�the harsh voice repeated。 ;Must I beat you senseless to awaken you�拭�
    Mordant laughter echoed after the demand as if it were a jest。
    Abruptly�察�the rough hands caught hold of his robe and yanked him off the ground。 He was still too weak to carry his own weight�察�too weak even to hold up his head。 He leaned against the man's chest and panted at his pain�察�trying with futile fingers to grasp the man's shoulders。
    ;Where´�拭─�he croaked at last。 ;Where´�拭�
    The laughter ridiculed him again。 Two unrecognizable voices were laughing at him。
    ;Where�拭─�the man snapped。 ;Thomas Covenant�察�you are at my mercy。 That is the only where which signifies。;
    Straining�察�Covenant heaved up his head and found himself staring miserably into Triock's dark scowl。
    Triock�拭�He tried to say the name�察�but his voice failed him。
    ;You have slain everything that was precious to me。 Think on that�察�Unbeliever;´he invested the title with abysms of contempt´;if you require to know where you are。;
    Triock��
    ;There is murder and degradation in your every breath。 Ah� �you stink of it。; A spasm of revulsion knotted Triock's face�察�and he dropped Covenant to the ground again。
    Covenant landed heavily amid sarcastic mirth。 He was still too dazed to collect his thoughts。 Triock's disgust affected him like a mand�察�he lay prostrate with his eyes closed�察�trying to smell himself。
    It was true。 He stank of leprosy。 The disease in his hands and feet reeked�察�gave off a rotten effluvium out of all proportion to the physical size of his infection。 And its message was unmistakable。 The ordure in him�察�the putrefaction of his flesh�察�was spreading´expanding as if he were contagious�察�as if at last even his body had bee a violation of the fundamental health of the Land。 In some ways�察�this was an even more important violation than the Despiser's winter´or rather his stench was the crown of the wind�察�the apex of Lord Foul's intent。 That intent would be plete when his illness became part of the wind�察�when ice and leprosy together extinguished the Land's last vitality。
    Then�察�in one intuitive leap�察�he understood his sense of bereavement。 He identified his loss。 Without looking to verify the perception�察�he knew that his ring had been taken from him�察�he could feel its absence like destitution in his heart。
    The Despiser's manipulations were plete。 The coercion and subterfuge which had shaped Covenant's experiences in the Land had borne fruit。 Like a Stone´warped tree�察�they had fructified to produce this unanswerable end。 The wild magic was now in Lord Foul's possession。
    A wave of grief rushed through Covenant。 The enormity of the disaster he had precipitated upon the Land appalled him。 His chest locked in a clench of sorrow�察�and he huddled on the verge of weeping。
    But before he could release his pain�察�Triock was at him again。 The Stonedownor gripped the shoulders of his robe�察�shook him until his bones rattled。 ;Awaken� ─�Triock rasped viciously。 ;Your time is short。 My time is short。 I do not mean to waste it。;
    For a moment�察�Covenant could not resist�察�inanition and unconsciousness and grief crippled him。 But then Triock's gratuitous violence struck sparks into the forgotten tinder of Covenant's rage。 Anger galvanized him�察�brought back control to his muscles。 He twisted in Triock's grip�察�got an arm and a leg braced on the ground。 Triock released him�察�and he climbed unevenly to his feet�察�panting�察 �Hell and blood� �Don't touch me�察�you´Raver� �
    Triock stepped forward as Covenant came erect and stretched him on the dirt again with one sharp blow。 Standing over Covenant�察�he shouted in a voice full of outrage�察 �I am no Raver� �I am Triock son of Thuler� �the man who loved Lena Atiaran´child´the man who took the part of a father for Elena daughter of Lena because you abandoned her� �You cannot deny any blow I choose to strike against you� �
    At that�察�Covenant heard laughter again�察�but he still could not identify its source。 Triock's blow made the pain in his forehead roar�察�the noise of the hurt confused his hearing。 But when the worst of the sound passed�察�his eyes seemed to clear at last。 He forced himself to look up steadily into Triock's face。
    The man had changed again。 The strange bination of loathing and hunger�察�of anger and fear�察�was gone�察�the impression he had created that he was using his own anguish cunningly was gone。 In the place of such distortions was an extravagant bitterness�察�a rage not controlled by any of his old restraints。 He was himself and not himself。 The former supplication of his eyes´the balance and ballast of his long acquaintance with gall´ had foundered in passion。 Now his brows clenched themselves into a knot of violence above the bridge of his nose�察�the pleading lines at the corners of his eyes had bee as deep as scars�察�and his cheeks were taut with grimaces。 Yet something in his eyes themselves belied the focus of his anger。 His orbs were glazed and milky�察�as if they were blurred by cataracts�察�and they throbbed with a vain intensity。 He looked as if he were going blind。
    The sight of him made Covenant's own rage feel in condign�察�faulty。 He was beholding another of his victims。 He had no justification for anger。 ;Triock� ─�he groaned�察�unable to think of any other response。 ;Triock� �
    The Stonedownor paused�察�allowing him a chance to regain his feet�察�then advanced threateningly。
    Covenant retreated a step or two。 He needed something to say�察�something that could penetrate or deflect Triock's bitterness。 But his thoughts were stunned�察�they groped ineffectually�察�as if they had been rendered fingerless by the loss of his ring。 Triock swung at him。 He parried the blow with his forearms�察�kept himself from being knocked down again。 Words´he needed words。
    ;Hellfire� ─�he shouted because he could not find any other reply。 ;What happened to your Oath of Peace�拭�
    ;It is dead�察─�Triock growled hoarsely。 ;It is dead with a spike of wood in its belly� ─�He swung again�察�staggered Covenant。 ;The Law of Death is broken�察�and all Peace has been laid waste。;
    Covenant regained his balance and retreated farther。 ;Triock� ─�he gasped。 ;I didn't kill her。 She died trying to save my life。 She knew it was my fault�察�and she still tried to save me。 She would fight you now if she saw you like this� �What did that Raver do to you�拭�
    The Stonedownor advanced with slow ferocity。
    ;You're not like this��'' Covenant cried。 ;You gave your whole life to prove you're not like this� �
    Springing suddenly�察�Triock caught Covenant by the throat。 His thumbs ground into Covenant's windpipe as he snarled�察 �You have not seen what I have seen� �
    Covenant struggled�察�but he had no strength to match Triock's。 His fingers clawed and clutched�察�and had no effect。 The need for air began to hum in his ears。
    Triock released one hand�察�cocked his fist deliberately�察�and hit Covenant in the center of his wounded forehead。 He pitched backward�察�almost fell。 But hands caught him from behind�察�yanked him upright�察�put him on his feet´hands that burned him like the touch of acid。
    He jerked away from them�察�then whirled to see who had burned him。 Fresh blood ran from his yammering forehead into his eyes�察�clogged his vision�察�but he gouged it away with numb fingers�察�made himself see the two figures that had caught him。
    They were laughing at him together。 Beat for beat�察�their ridicule came as one�察�matched each other in weird consonance�察�they sounded like one voice jeering through two throats。
    They were Ramen。
    He saw them in an instant�察�took them in as if they had been suddenly revealed out of midnight by a flash of dismay。 He recognized them as two of Manethrall Kam's Cords�察�Lal and Whane。 But they had changed。 Even his truncated vision could see the alteration which had been wrought in them�察�the plete reversal of being which occupied them。 Contempt and lust submerged the former spirit of their health。 Only the disfortable spasms which flicked their faces�察�and the unnecessary violence of their emanations�察�gave any indication that they had ever been unlike what they were now。
    ;Our friend Triock spoke the truth�察─�they said together�察�and the unharmonized unison of their voices mocked both Covenant and Triock。 ;Our brother is not with us。 He is at work in the destruction of Revelstone。 But Triock will take his place´for a time。 A short time。 We are turiya and moksha�察�Herem and Jehannum。 We have e to take delight in the ruin of things we hate。 You are nothing to us now�察�grovel
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