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Ender answered with a question. "Voce e arbitro?" You're the artiber here? The word could mean "umpire," but it could also mean "magistrate."
"De vez em quando." Sometimes.
Ender switched to Stark-- he wasn't sure he knew how to say anything complex in Portuguese. "Then tell me, arbiter, is it fair to leave a stranger to find his way around without help?"
"Stranger? You mean utlanning, framling, or ramen?"
"No, I think I mean infidel."
"O Senhor e descrente?" You're an unbeliever?
"So descredo no incrivel." I only disbelieve the unbelievable. The boy grinned. "Where do you want to go, Speaker?" "The house of the Ribeira family."
The little girl edged closer to the boy with metal eyes. "Which Ribeira family?" "The widow Ivanova."
"I think I can find it," said the boy.
"Everybody in town can find it," said Ender. "The point is, will you take me there?" "Why do you want to go there?"
"I ask people questions and try to find out true stories."
"Nobody at the Ribeira house knows any true stories."
"I'd settle for lies."
"Come on then." He started toward the low-mown grass of the main road. The little girl was whispering in his ear. He stopped and turned to Ender, who was following close behind.
"Quara wants to know. What's your name?" "Andrew. Andrew Wiggin."
"She's Quara."