Zakath stared at the floor. 'I suddenly feel very helpless, ' he admitted, 'and I don't like the feeling. I've been rather effectively dethroned, you know. This morning I was the Emperor of the largest nation on earth; this afternoon, I'm going to be a vagabond.' You might find it refreshing, ' Silk told him lightly. Shut up, Kheldar, ' Zakath said almost absently. He looked back at Polgara. 'You know something rather peculiar?' What's that?' Even if I hadn't given my word, I'd still have to go to Kell. It's almost like a compulsion. I feel as if I'm being driven, and my driver is a blindfolded girl who's hardly more than a child.' There are rewards, ' she told him. Such as what?' Who knows? Happiness, perhaps.' He laughed ironically. 'Happiness has never been a driving ambition of mine, Lady Polgara, not for a long time now.' You may have to accept it anyway, ' She smiled. 'We aren't allowed to choose our rewards any more than we are our tasks. Those decisions are made for us. . David Eddings
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Source: Sorceress Of Darshiva

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