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"You must bow, Scoman," Jiriki said quietly. Simon, as much because of his shaking legs as anything else, lowered himself to his knees. The smell of the warm turf was strong in his nostrils.
"Seoman Snowlock, manchild," Jiriki said loudly, "know you are come before Shima'onari, King of the Zida'ya, Lord of Jao e-Tinukai'i, and Likimeya, Queen of the Dawn-Children, Lady of the House of Year- Dancing."
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"No, Father," Jiriki said. "Whatever else, we must not so lightly turn our backs on our traditions. A guest is a guest. I beg you, speak words that Seoman can understand."
Shima'onari's thin face pinched in a frown. When he spoke at last, he proved far less facile with the Westerling tongue than his son and daughter.
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"Stay...?" Simon turned, uncomprehending, to Jiriki. The prince's usually imperturbable face was an ashen mask of shock and sorrow.
Simon was silent as they walked back to Jiriki's house. Afternoon was slowly fading into twilight; the cooling valley was alive with the smells and sounds of untainted summer.
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