Brother, Mine.  As Taoin turned his back to Kumarrie, her heart
lifted. The resemblance between Taoin and the princess’s
brother, Cabielle, was striking. She pondered over why she never
noticed this before, or why she had failed to think of her
Cabielle when she saw Taoin's flaming orange hair.  Kumarrie
gave a start when Taoin suddenly grunted, 'Blah! Why am I
thinking so far ahead?'   She wondered what on earth he was
thinking about in that insane head of his. Kumarrie had never
seen anything like Taoin before, his straightforwardness made
her feel a little out of her depth. He had promised her training
and knowledge without a second thought when Kumarrie had
demanded it; yet he asked for nothing in return.   Kumarrie had
not predicted this man to be a selfless person, but the more she
thought about it, the more he seemed to be so.  The tiny women
shook her head violently. She would not get through this by
letting someone else do all of the dirty work for her. Taoin was
simply something which would be of us