Frostpine slung an arm around Daja’s shoulders. “Even if you never made another thing, the Traders will sing your name for generations,” he said cheerfully. “Of course, you’re going to make plenty more things.”
“I am?” she asked, looking up into his laughing eyes.
“Yes indeed—starting with nails.” He ignored Daja’s groan. “I believe you’ve made only a single bucketful the whole time we’ve been here, and I need a way to measure how much you’ve changed since our arrival. Nails will serve that need quite well.”
“Can they wait?” asked the duke, soft-voiced. “If the snows fall in five days, I would like to go myself—tomorrow.”
“Home,” said Lark with a happy sigh. “That sounds wonderful.”
“I’ll make nails all winter, if I can just do them at home,” Daja told Frostpine.
He sighed. “Oh, all right. We can make nails as well at Winding Circle as we can here.”
“Better,” Tris muttered to Daja. “At least at home it’s warm.” Her breath steamed in the icy mountain air.
Daja grinned. Not only would they be warmer, but they would be near the sea again. “Last one to the rooms gets to do all the packing!” she cried, and ran for the castle.
TRADERTALK GLOSSARY
Blue Traders —Traders who work from boats, either in fresh water or at sea
daka —high-caste negotiator; brings profit to the caravan
gilav —caravan leader, about the same rank as a mayor
hamot —idiot, chump
kaq —lowest kind of non-Trader, literally “dirt under foot”
lugsha —craftsperson, artisan, one who provides goods that earn money
mimander —a Trader mage, always robed and veiled in bright yellow
pijule fakol —afterlife for those who don’t pay their debts
qunsua(nen) —to cleanse—literally “to wash/ward off bad luck so it does not stick”
saati —a non-Trader friend of the heart, as dear as family
trangshi—outcast, unclean, cursed, nameless
Tsaw’ha —Trader name for themselves, literally “the People”
White Traders —land Traders, those who travel in sand or on snow
wirok —low-status person who spends money on needed items like food, repairs
xurdin —a non-Trader mage
yerui —hungry ghost-devil that feeds and destroys
zokin —balance in money on the Trader books, or a person’s stock of honor
The Circle of Magic Books
Circle of Magic quartet:
Book One: Sandry’s Book
Book Two: Tris’s Book
Book Three: Daja’s Book
Book Four: Briar’s Book
The Circle Opens quartet:
Book One: Magic Steps
Book Two: Street Magic
Book Three: Cold Fire
Book Four: Shatterglass
The Will of the Empress
Melting Stones
Acknowledgments
Thanks are due to my husband, Tim, for the help, encouragement, and advice that saw me through a most worrisome first draft; to Rick Robinson once again for fast-turnaround proofreading and intelligent reader reaction; to my agent, Craig R. Tenney, the personification of grace under fire; and to my editor, Anne Dunn, who took time from her own hectic schedule to help me get this book out the gate and who gave me leeway when it came to handing in the first draft. As always, thanks go to Thomas Gansevoort, this series’s creative godfather.
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Copyright © 1998 by Tamora Pierce
Cover art by Jonathan Barkat
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