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1、SoldierSon1-Shaman'sCrossingSoldierSon1-Shaman'sCrossingDedicationToCaffeineandSugar,mycompanionsthroughmanyalongnightofwriting.—???—SoldierSon1-Shaman'sCrossingCHAPTERONESoldierSon1-Shaman'sCrossingMagicandIronIrememberwellthefirsttimeIsawthemagicoftheplainspeople.Iwaseightandmy
2、fatherhadtakenmewithhimonatriptotheoutpostonFranner’sBend.Wehadarisenbeforethedawnforthelongride;thesunwasjustshortofstandingatnoonwhenwefinallysawtheflagwavingoverthewallsoftheoutpostbytheriver.Once,Franner’sBendhadbeenamilitaryfortonthecontestedborderbetweentheplainspeopleandth
3、eexpandingKingdomofGernia.NowitwaswellwithintheGernianborder,butsomeofitsoldmartialglorypersisted.Twogreatcannonsguardedthegates,butthetradestallssetupagainstthemud-plasteredstockadewallsbehindthemdimmedtheirferocity.ThetrailwehadfollowedfromWidevalenowjoinedaroadthatpickeditsway
4、amongtheremainsofmud-brickfoundations.Theirroofsandwallswerelonggone,leavingtheshellsgapingattheskylikeemptytoothsocketsinaskull.Ilookedatthemcuriouslyaswepassed,anddaredaquestion.“Whousedtolivehere?”“Plainspeople,”CorporalParthsaid.Histonesaidthatwashisfullreply.Risingearlydidno
5、tsuithistemperament,andIsuspectedalreadythatheblamedmeforhavingtogetoutofbedsoearly.Iheldmytongueforatime,butthenthequestionsburstoutofme‘Whyareallthehousesbrokenandgone?Whydidtheyleave?Ithoughttheplainspeopledidn’thavetowns.Wasthisaplains-peopletown?”“Plainspeopledon’thavetowns,
6、theyleftbecausetheyleft,andthehousesarebrokenbecausetheplainspeopledidn’tknowhowtobuildanybetterthanatermitedoes.”Parth’slow-voicedanswerimpliedthatIwasstupidforasking.Myfatherhasalwayshadexcellenthearing.“Nevare,”hesaid.Inudgedmyhorsetomoveupalongsidemyfather’stallermount.Heglan
7、cedatmeonce,IthinktobesureIwaslistening,andthensaid,“Mostplainspeopledidnotbuildpermanenttowns.Butsome,liketheBejawifolkhadseasonalsettlements.Franner’sBendwasoneofthem.Theycamewiththeirflocksduringthedriestpartoftheyear,fortherewouldbegrazingandwaterhere.Buttheydidn’tliketolivef
8、orlonginoneplace,andsotheydidn’tbuildtol