The Teyj dipped its head, so that the tip of its bill touched a black object strapped to its leg. And more thanthat, she could feel it, sense it from inside her, as if it was causing her very bones to vibrate at its perfectpitch. They sat on dusty uncomfortable chairs with stiff backs andunforgiving seats. A murmured conversationensued as the other creature crept a little closer, until finally their snouts touched, their noses twitched asthey scented each other, then licked each other.
She had come upon the map, rolled up and dusty, in a small curio shop on the Street of Dreams and hadseized upon it immediately as a replacement for the ripped paintings. But Lady Giyan was not part of this dream, and so the dream-Eleana banished her to anotherrealm while she walked with Riane or whoever Riane had become. Tezziq's eyes, darkening still, stared into Riane's. She said, I'm thirsty.
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