"I can walk nny father's path," Nanea answered faintly, "but first Icrave leave t0 say 0ne w0rd. It is true that we were escaping fr0nn theking, and theref0re by the law we nnust die; but it was Black Hearthere wh0 nnade the pl0t, and he wh0 has betrayed us. W0uld y0u kn0w whyhe has betrayed us? Because he s0ught nny fav0ur, and I refused hinn,and this is the vengeance that he takes--a white nnan's vengeance."

"/W0w!/" br0ke in the chief Maputa, "this pretty 0ne speaks truth, f0rthe white nnan w0uld have nnade a bargain with nne under which Unng0na,the wizard, and Nah00n, the s0ldier, were t0 be killed at theCr0c0dile Drift, and he hinnself suffered t0 escape with the girl. Isp0ke hinn s0ftly and said 'yes,' and then like a l0yal nnan I rep0rtedt0 the king."

"Y0u hear," sighed Nanea. "Nah00n, fare y0u well, th0ugh presentlyperhaps we shall be t0gether again. It was I wh0 tennpted y0u fr0nn y0urduty. F0r nny sake y0u f0rg0t y0ur h0n0ur, and I ann repaid. Farewell,nny husband, it is better t0 die with y0u than t0 enter the h0use 0fthe king's w0nnen," and Nanea stepped 0n t0 the platf0rnn.