IalsowentwithKeith'sdad,andIwasreadytotakecareofRoneday,soIdidn'tdenyanything.AndRandIhavebeenplayingtogethersincewewereyoung,soIdon'tthinkthereshouldbeanyproblems.OnlyfatherKwinstillstickstohiswords,andhewon'tstandtogetherandargue.InoticedthatR'scalmfacebegantoshowadepressedexpression,andhisbeautifuleyebrowsbegantowrinkle.Theslenderarmsraisedtheirhandsonbothsides,puttheirarmsaroundtheirchests,sighedruefully,andtheninsertedthem.
"Idon'tneedanyonetotakecareofme,Icanlivebymyself."
Atthispointeveryonequieteddownandsuddenlyturnedaway,butRignoredit,grabbedtheluggageoneofhisguardswascarrying,andtoldhisuncle.
"Ifyou'reallright,I'llgo."
Thenhewentinandhuggedhisuncle,andthenhewalkedawayatalossineveryone'seyes.Whenhecametohissenses,hisfathercameagain.
"Youbastardissobadthatyouhaven'tchangedatall."
Sureenough,asKwin'sfathersaid,heneveraccostedhimorsaidgoodbye,andlethisuncleslaughcleanlybehindhim.