"Certainly."
"Have you ever known him to tell a lie?"
"Not to my knowledge."
"Does he have any reason to hate you?"
"None that I know of."
"Have you any idea why he tried to kill me?"
"None. I am completely surprised that he tried to do so."
"Then why," Jaltor thundered suddenly, "did he say his attempt to kill me was engineered by you?"
Garlud met his angry glare without visible emotion. "I can hardly be expected to answer that question, Most-High, since this is the first I have heard of such a charge."
"Then Heglar lied in so naming you?"