With an oath Conan dashed out of the alcove, across the throne dais and into the oraclechamber, almost before the sound had ceased.

It is here on the throne dais that royal wedding portraits and family photographs are taken.

Stooping, he kissed her brow, then stepped from the throne dais and stood before Cormac.

Troopers led the four around the edge of the pit, not too near, and to the edge of the throne dais.

Simon collected a stack of fallen ban- ners and put them down on the step below the throne dais.

They got him to the throne dais.

A burgundy-uniformed officer appeared from behind the throne dais and crawled to the reception area.

Guenevere stood alone on the throne dais, trying to restore some sort of order in the gaggle of them, and a little exasperated.

They saw the Duchess holding her gravid belly, running up the throne dais's back stairs.

Bael towered at one side of the throne dais with his arms folded, while Melaine stood on the other, calmly adjusting her dark shawl.