But while my ears heard him my wits were deaf.

I called back: "There are no ambushes.

Each side spreads such rumors to discredit the other, but neither so much as thinks of ambush.

If Xantha or Greia is located, the clan concerned for her freedom will gather a rescue-party and there may be fight over her, but there are no ambushes." At the foot of my road Hirnio and I turned to our left.

Tanno from his litter emitted a howl of protest.
"Nothing," he yelled, "will induce me to traverse that road again.