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"I know but a little of the Tribe of the Red Bear," says Vanya somberly, "but I gather that your chieftain was a great man. It seems to me that he would have died before the word 'surrender' passed his lips."

"He would, and he has," Drazha retorts. "And who are you, anyway, to presume to know more about my brother than I do? The only thing we all know is this: He is our chieftain no longer. Our eyes must turn to another…"

All eyes in the tent are suddenly upon you, looking for words to put them at ease.