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aut　in　the　eye　and　end　his　life。
　　After　that　it　had　been　a　matter　of　waiting　silently；　hidden　in　the　branches　of　his　tree；　for　darkfall；　and　then　slipping　away　unseen。
　　In　time；　as　he　rode；　he　left　the　lake　behind。　Not　long　after；　white　Vidonne　rose　in　the　eastern　sky　lighting　the　road　that　stretched　away　before　him　to　the　south。　There　was　no　one　else　in　sight。　He　was　not　weary　at　all。　He　felt　exalted；　blessed。　I　could　die　now；　he　thought。
　　The　wind　had　lessened　with　the　rising　of　the　moon。　It　wasn't　even　cold　any　more；　and　he　was　heading　south　with　a　full　heart　to　where　it　was　never　truly　cold；　where　there　were　flowers　throughout　the　year　by　the　sweet　grace　of　Rian。　When　the　blue　moon　also　rose；　following　the　white　one　up　the　sky；　he　could　restrain　himself　no　longer。　Luth　of　Baude；　who　was　Luth　of　Rian's　Island　since　being　taken　in　exchange　for　a　poet　last　spring；　and　who　thought　he　might　even　be　found　worthy　now　to　be　consecrated　a　priest　of　the　goddess　in　her　sanctuary；　began　to　sing。
　　He　was　not　a　musician；　not　a　very　good　singer　at　all；　he　knew　that。　But　songs　were　not　only　for　those　who　could　perform　them　with　artistry。　He　knew　that；　too。　And　so　Luth　lifted　his　voice　without　shame；　feeling　a　deep　richness；　a　glory　in　the　night；　as　he　galloped　his　horse　down　the　winding；　empty　road　to　the　south；　past　farm　and　castle；　village　and　field　and　forest；　under　the　risen　moons　and　the　stars　above　Arbonne。
　　
　　　From　the　vidan　of　the　troubadour；　Lisseut　of　Vezét　。。。　
　　Lisseut；　who　was　one　of　the　first　and　perhaps　the　greatest　of　the　woman　troubadours　of　Arbonne；　was　of　reputable　birth；　the　daughter　of　an　olive　merchant　whose　lands　lay　to　the　easy　of　the　coastal　town　of　Vezét。　She　was　of　middling　height　for　a　woman；　with　brown…coloured　hair　and　pleasing　features。　Her　disposition　was　said　to　have　been　forthright　in　youth；　and　this　trait　appears　to　have　remained　with　her　all　her　life。　Her　mother's　brother　was　himself　a　joglar　of　some　small　repute；　and　it　was　he　who　first　noticed　in　the　young　Lisseut　a　purity　of　voice　that　led　him　to　take　her　under　his　tutelage　and　train　her　in　the　craft　and　art　of　the　joglars。　It　was　not　long；　however；　before　Lisseut　had　greatly　outstripped　her　uncle　in　renown　。。。　
　　It　was　in　the　time　after　the　Battle　of　Lake　Dierne；　when　Arbonne　was　saved　from　the　peril　of　invasion　from　the　north；　that　Lisseut's　prowess　moved　into　the　realm　of　the　troubadours　and　the　shaping　of　her　own　songs。　Her　'Lament　for　sweet　music　gone；'　mourning　two　of　her　slain　panions；　was　her　first；　and　perhaps　her　most　celebrated　song。　It　became；　in　a　short　time；　the　anthem　for　all　who　had　died　in　that　war　。。。　
　　Lisseut　was　close　in　friendship　all　her　days　with　the　great　King　Blaise　of　Gorhaut；　and　also　with　both　his　first　wife　and　his　second；　and　many　are　of　the　view　that　her　'Elegy　for　the　crown　of　all　kings'　written　at　the　time　of　the　death　of　King　Blaise　is　her　most　acplished　and　moving　work　。。。　Lisseut　of　Vezét　never　married；　though　she　had；　as　all　know；　one　child；　Aurelian；　who　will　surely　need　no　introduction　for　those　reading　or　hearing　these　words。　Many　tales　were　spread　during　Lisseut's　life　and　after　her　passage　to　Rian　with　respect　to　a　person　of　the　very　highest　renown　who　might　have　been　he　father　of　her　son；　but　it　is　not　our　intent　to　repeat　such　idle　speculations　here；　only　those　truths　as　may　be　ascertained　with　some　certainty　after　all　the　years　that　have　gone　past　since　that　time　。。。　
　　
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　　Guy　Gavriel　Kay　is　the　author　of　the　international　bestseller　Tigana　and　the　acclaimed　Fionavar　Tapestry；　prising　The　Summer　Tree；　The　Wandering　Fire；　and　The　Darkest　Road。　Translated　into　eight　languages；　the　trilogy　has　won　awards　and　accolades　all　over　the　world　and　was　named　by　David　Pringle　in　Modern　Fantasy：　The　100　Best　Novels　as　one　of　the　best　fantasy　sequences　of　all　time。　Previous　to　this；　Kay　was　retained　by　the　estate　of　J。R。R。　Tolkien　to　work　with　Christopher　Tolkien　in　the　editorial　construction　of　the　posthumously　published　The　Silmarillion。