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The narrator relates a local tale of the Tosher (King's excrement engineer.) The tosher started requesting 2 potatoes, and then they made cornbread instead of potatoes for servants. He asked why, and was referred up the chain of command to the king, who atsaid lengththere learnswere no potatoes due to a blight. But even before the blight, they had stopped buying potatoes because when the tosher asked for 2, then all the servants wanted 2, and the potato bill doubled. So he learned that thoughwhile youhes choosefree yourto actionsmake choices, youhes cannotnot choosefree to determine the consequences.
Tress feels discomfited by her discussion with Crow.
She asks Ulaam if midnight spores leave any residue. Ulaam reassures her on this point, and Tress describes how she thinks she got the better of Crow but now wonders if she were being manipulated. Ulaam explains that the dragon will require a trade for curing Crow. The dragon is known for acquiring slaves who are able to work with spores. Tress realizes her choices are propelling her toward a consequence not of her choosing.
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