Chapter 12
He slept soundly. No one wanted to158Please respect copyright.PENANAEhLrddEkYn
wake him so the visit by Mari Drayson went off without him. He didn’t awaken158Please respect copyright.PENANAvRj8FkEUhu
until night had fallen and Shea busted into the King’s study to jump on him158Please respect copyright.PENANALMjrMglI0c
then proceeded to like his face until his face scrunched up and he pushed her158Please respect copyright.PENANAjYWpyzjA0Z
aside.
“Shea, sto-” she interrupted him158Please respect copyright.PENANAeoyju1TbQt
by licking his mouth. He shot up to start gagging pushing the she-wolf off his158Please respect copyright.PENANA3XSxNM4F2b
body. “I’ve told you to stop doing that.” He grumbled.
”And I told you to stop getting158Please respect copyright.PENANA3cvmDvBnZU
into fights when I’m not around, and here we are.” She growled into his158Please respect copyright.PENANAiG89nhRKeB
mind. “Imagine my annoyance when I got woken up by some Blades when they158Please respect copyright.PENANANUJiZ47abp
came to remove your stuff from the room and escorted me to the castle saying158Please respect copyright.PENANAELVSPITYln
you had been attacked. Imagine my anger when they wouldn’t let me check up on158Please respect copyright.PENANA2T8kwdrvbn
you until now.”
“Did you leave anyone alive?” she158Please respect copyright.PENANAwNh6npfvTF
barked her laughter but nodded her head.
“It was difficult, but your158Please respect copyright.PENANAvFbkMR4owX
grandfather swore to me you were sleeping and needed your rest.” She bumped158Please respect copyright.PENANAE4PLA62GSW
her head against his chest. He placed his head in her fur then inhaled her158Please respect copyright.PENANAIpZQ2WFl4P
scent. He felt the stress and anxiety he had been feeling just melt away.
“I’m sorry for worrying you.” she158Please respect copyright.PENANAWP7HCwuRUz
licked the side of his face accepting the apology. There was a slight knock on158Please respect copyright.PENANApaUjTRSH0y
the door and Alexander poked his head in.
“I heard voices.” He said. “Are158Please respect copyright.PENANADAdCh0yPKv
you finally awake, Vander?”
“Yep.” He slid his foot off the158Please respect copyright.PENANArzVhWU2CLU
couch. Looking up at Alex he saw that his friend had worry lines etched onto158Please respect copyright.PENANABLBwrHChsx
his head while his face was filled with worry. “How long have you been standing158Please respect copyright.PENANAJvjndMd0Ok
there?”
“Once the others told me what had158Please respect copyright.PENANAqhVfpF4LeX
happened.” He explained. “I was about to kill you when you didn’t show to the158Please respect copyright.PENANAxGeu9fXVLz
training, but when that Jilena boy told me I dropped everything to come here.158Please respect copyright.PENANA5uJYyWXGSp
The King told me not to disturb you, so I sat at that door making sure you158Please respect copyright.PENANA5FD8wtgek4
rested.”
“You got anything to eat?” Alex158Please respect copyright.PENANAdlldOEQxr4
grinned. He disappeared for a second then came back with a tray of steaming hot158Please respect copyright.PENANAe4DvtuyRCD
food.
“Once I saw Shea, I knew it was158Please respect copyright.PENANACGeBrQx3yn
only a matter of time before you awoke so I had the kitchen prepare some stew158Please respect copyright.PENANAIFPOb0ZzyE
and bread.” He said. “I had them make a bowl for her as well.”
“Thanks.” Shea was158Please respect copyright.PENANAxEWrmLB040
practically salivating on the carpet. Bernard wasn’t ready for what was about158Please respect copyright.PENANAJUOyORYc2F
to happen. The two of them tore into the food like a couple of beasts. Sauce158Please respect copyright.PENANAvJSqlhpzij
and chunks of bread flew everywhere. Alex wisely took a step back shaking his158Please respect copyright.PENANA3mzYKGS5U9
head in disgust.
“Animals.” He muttered under his158Please respect copyright.PENANAxB59vSLGSu
breath. They were done after a few minutes leaving the table a disaster. Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANAIM4vfa8pv8
leaned back on the couch then stifled a belch. Shea stuck her head into his158Please respect copyright.PENANAVSAV3XyYm1
bowl to lick out the remaining sauce. “Once you’re finished your grandfather158Please respect copyright.PENANAwwIiZoVWuG
wanted me to bring you to him.”
“Did he say what it was about?”158Please respect copyright.PENANAQI05GcvVH9
Vander asked. Alex shook his head. Rolling his eyes he got up from the couch,158Please respect copyright.PENANAQnRaZ02o9Y
wobbled for a second, but remained steady. “Let’s go then.”
The castle was on high alert.158Please respect copyright.PENANARWsdoAdzwH
There were more guards here than normal, most of them were regular soldiers,158Please respect copyright.PENANAe1cNCk1SuU
stationed along the halls. Whenever the Wardens showed up everyone was on158Please respect copyright.PENANAJmJFgoo58g
alert. The safety of the entire country rested on their heads, so the King158Please respect copyright.PENANABbDB33ybvz
always took extra precautions to make sure they were safe.
Alex stood at the door to the158Please respect copyright.PENANAZOs7JWmJ1P
Commander’s office while Vander headed inside. Charles was pouring over more158Please respect copyright.PENANAt3bbLvLd4Z
paperwork at his desk by lamplight. He looked so old sitting there even though158Please respect copyright.PENANAsxkWwvmmnz
he was in his middle years. Just went to show the toll being Commander took.158Please respect copyright.PENANA6sgaGFitmU
Shea jumped up onto the couch then placed her head on her paw. It took a couple158Please respect copyright.PENANAAf0bcl4TaH
of seconds for him to put down his quill and to look up at him.
“I heard you were ambushed on the158Please respect copyright.PENANAR7FNLK8o1A
street today.” The old man’s voice hitched. “Are you doing okay?”
“Fine, gramps.” Vander nodded.158Please respect copyright.PENANABip11NHjxz
“What about the man I captured?”
“In the dungeon waiting for his158Please respect copyright.PENANAV4d0dKbHrP
questioning.” He said. “I assume you want to do the honors?”
“It would be my pleasure.” Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANAaPhqC5AUK1
grinned. “But we need to have a talk about something.” He sat down in the chair158Please respect copyright.PENANAnavWWrqfne
across from his grandfather. “We need to promote the recruits to trainees and158Please respect copyright.PENANAdL5QCcFb3j
allow them to help us around the castle. If today taught me anything we need158Please respect copyright.PENANA4erYzp5qeE
more soldiers on the streets protecting the people than we need them in here.”
“It’s not time for them yet.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAuRGTz1Q8ok
Charles shook his head. “They aren’t ready.”
“We don’t have the manpower,”158Please respect copyright.PENANAXWmINxu6s8
Vander argued. “Even when all the Blades come back with the wardens, there158Please respect copyright.PENANA1PmCSiuFf2
still isn’t enough. Those five can really help us out.”
“Doesn’t matter if we need the158Please respect copyright.PENANAn7hPZmSjB1
help.” The old man growled. “We have standards we must adhere to. There can be158Please respect copyright.PENANAuPnaSKfUJD
no exceptions.”
“Gramps since I’ve returned a158Please respect copyright.PENANAuOzE6XxKUP
couple weeks ago, I’ve almost died twice.” Vander said. “If we had more158Please respect copyright.PENANApCinD5rywI
competent guards this might not have happened. If you’re that worried about it158Please respect copyright.PENANAOnF5zvD2FC
I will keep training them until their time is up and stick them by the entrances.158Please respect copyright.PENANAOH388rq6V3
An important position, but it wouldn’t put them in harms way.”
“I’ll have to think about it.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAmYeyHbTghW
Charles sighed. “But your idea does have merit to it.”
“Thank you,” Vander sighed. “I met158Please respect copyright.PENANAfIVQlNSGDX
with Ross last night for information on who poisoned Malcolm and he gave me a158Please respect copyright.PENANATBEdkF5RJM
name.”
“Yea?” Charles looked up158Please respect copyright.PENANA9aOzBXaQSA
interested. “What was it?”
“Green Serpents.” Charles’ face158Please respect copyright.PENANAeP9OOEmu7G
fell. He scrunched his fist on the desk then slammed his fist down on top.158Please respect copyright.PENANA18W9Gnb6RD
“That bastard.”
“Is there something I should know158Please respect copyright.PENANAICx5XXmRly
about?” Vander frowned. “I’ve never heard of them before, but based on your158Please respect copyright.PENANAE832XOvmzb
reaction and the King’s, it’s something big.”
“Malcolm has his reasons for not158Please respect copyright.PENANA7rOdQUMiXs
telling you, but since you were nearly killed, I suppose to have the right to158Please respect copyright.PENANAfQnWf2jOhW
know.” Charles leaned back in his chair. “The Green Serpents are a mercenary158Please respect copyright.PENANAmdsXSk8GeR
band that goes to the highest bidder. However, it wasn’t always that way. The158Please respect copyright.PENANAIO4tug6lHL
leader, Jogun Batiste, the King and I used to be close during the wars twenty158Please respect copyright.PENANAeEu2uI0xUY
years ago.”
“What changed?” Vander folded his158Please respect copyright.PENANAzw9M8Kylp8
arms over his chest. If they were now taking contracts on the King himself,158Please respect copyright.PENANAvdIgSPM4Cg
something bad must have happened.
“We found out what he did to158Please respect copyright.PENANAwEgrbrkf8K
prisoners, especially the children.” Charles’ back sagged. “He would have them158Please respect copyright.PENANAZCCjVu1IqJ
fight each other to the death then, if they survived, they were tortured and158Please respect copyright.PENANAOEjhrfQHaC
corrupted into joining them. Some he sent to his loyal soldiers to be158Please respect copyright.PENANAH35ZIjy1Bw
brutalized.”
“Sounds like a real charmer.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAa1NL76CLdZ
Vander said dryly.
“We suspended all contracts with158Please respect copyright.PENANA53i2aia1vi
them and threw them out of the city.” Charles sighed. “I wanted more drastic158Please respect copyright.PENANAXJ5vjwl5Tz
measures to be taken, but I was overruled. The council thought it would be158Please respect copyright.PENANAZB96ZgABFV
better to part ways amicably instead of killing or imprisoning those involved.”
“And now they are back trying to158Please respect copyright.PENANA8GgRks67Go
get revenge?” Vander shook his head. “Something is adding up. They are going158Please respect copyright.PENANAryvwRRk0P2
through a lot of trouble for revenge. I think there might be more to this,158Please respect copyright.PENANAEjuEdOYitT
especially since I had nothing to do with twenty years ago.”
“And it would make sense to go158Please respect copyright.PENANAAf00MKdOEy
after me, someone who was involved, and protects Malcolm.” Charles turned158Please respect copyright.PENANAwB1OnvBPpq
around and walked back to the desk. “Why are you being targeted? Any ideas?”
“A couple.” Vander hesitated. “My158Please respect copyright.PENANAlcc090oO7T
first thought was that it was because I got involved with Nigel, but I don’t158Please respect copyright.PENANASV3LUQSuJK
think that’s the reason.”
“Vander.” Charles said carefully.158Please respect copyright.PENANA2gP20y5ZH3
“What’s going on?” Vander took a deep sigh then told his grandfather about the158Please respect copyright.PENANAdT2x4s1ien
dreams he had been having.
It started with Veyar the day158Please respect copyright.PENANAinK4Gvv6el
before he left for the city along with her warning to keep his identity hidden.158Please respect copyright.PENANAMSmVGHRwNh
He left out the part of her being trapped in the stormy vortex, he didn’t want158Please respect copyright.PENANAeFG57yb2ip
to give the impression that the Deities were fighting each other, not that158Please respect copyright.PENANAxxWcZNvS5l
anyone would believe him. Then he told him about the dream with Unna about158Please respect copyright.PENANAH9zn7fny1J
fulfilling his role. Lastly he told him about his most recent dream about158Please respect copyright.PENANALoGxL2yHnb
Imitae being chained up to a wall and reiterating the same thing his wife had158Please respect copyright.PENANAfG2PakWXgu
told him.
“So, you think they went after you158Please respect copyright.PENANAmqJDE6n7P2
because they know you are the Ma’akti Unnatun?” Charles asked. “How could they158Please respect copyright.PENANAxRgIeQBslj
know? Not many people do, even less could figure it out.”
“Gramps I communicate with a158Please respect copyright.PENANAxGimW8nl3K
Shadow Beast,” Vander laughed. “She might look like a wolf, but either way it’s158Please respect copyright.PENANAXFkvtcru2y
not a common occurrence to walk around with her. It might be nothing, but all158Please respect copyright.PENANAy9RLk0Nrn3
of these dreams these murder attempts, something is going down.”
“I already moved your stuff here158Please respect copyright.PENANAlcskGC2ks5
to your old room.” Charles said. “I will have guards on you at all times to158Please respect copyright.PENANAZZF1NiupiB
make sure you stay safe.”
“I don’t need a babysitter,158Please respect copyright.PENANAwv2WC3Y2OA
gramps.” Vander sighed. “Put the guards you were going to put on me and put158Please respect copyright.PENANAMzXCOQnl8Q
them on the King or Warden Drayson. I don’t need protection.”
“Then I will put Alex on it, he158Please respect copyright.PENANAxCvtuDwGmm
seems to be the only one who can wrangle you.” Charles sat back down. “What158Please respect copyright.PENANAecF7mqszdT
else did Ross tell you?” Vander looked at him confused. “I’ve known you since158Please respect copyright.PENANAUMSQunxqiL
you were a boy, Vander. You think I couldn’t tell you were hiding something158Please respect copyright.PENANALyWsf9A2h0
from me?” Vander sighed deeply.
“He told me that he could find the158Please respect copyright.PENANAWR1TQY6DCS
Serpents for us, the problem is I would have to fight for him.” Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q9qjcI2VQ
explained. “In the pits.” Charles lowered his head and sighed.
“Do you think he has a way to get158Please respect copyright.PENANAQedw50MlSo
that information?”
“Yes,” Vander nodded. “But that’s158Please respect copyright.PENANAt4XB5gkabK
not a place I want to fight in. We can handle the information gathering158Please respect copyright.PENANAG1X5Q2B9tF
ourselves. I’m certain of it.”
“With our resources stretched thin158Please respect copyright.PENANAH7Dz6OyDQN
I doubt we will have the time, but now that we know who they are, we should158Please respect copyright.PENANAbpAFxhXPOC
have better luck finding them.” Charles said. He opened his mouth, but there158Please respect copyright.PENANA5UJnxyeLKx
was a knock at the door. “Come in!”
Alex poked his head inside.158Please respect copyright.PENANAk1oy7x34DG
“Commander, Vander, Anna Drayson is here to talk to you.”
“Send her in.” Charles and Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANAdE8dOFXQ2k
got up from their seats to greet the young woman and heir to the Eastern158Please respect copyright.PENANARGxHZIHJJB
Warden.
Anna Drayson was only a couple158Please respect copyright.PENANAArmdsqhceq
years younger than Vander, but an accomplished soldier. She wore the native158Please respect copyright.PENANAMZ8MwRu8y7
uniform in an ocean climate: a leather cuirass, a short skirt, leather shin158Please respect copyright.PENANAQAGGaii65A
guards, boots, and arm guards. Strapped to their waist they usually held a158Please respect copyright.PENANAMEKEEFfsCf
short sword, but for now it was empty. They wore helmets with a blue stripe on158Please respect copyright.PENANATWFo2p6c3A
top to show their devotion to the sea. However, this was only their ceremonial158Please respect copyright.PENANAySoSHCR3kL
uniform, in actual battle they wore iron for better protection.
“Sorry for the intrusion.” Her158Please respect copyright.PENANA2TlGdj7GlT
voice was melodic. She removed her helmet and a cascade of silver blonde hair158Please respect copyright.PENANAYxh7Mt4ufQ
fell past her shoulders. Her brown eyes held onto Vander’s for a moment before158Please respect copyright.PENANA1NPBp1AXJG
flickering to his grandfather. “I hope I’m not interrupting.”
“No Anna, we were just finishing158Please respect copyright.PENANAU2LUm2tvPV
up.” Charles leaned back in his chair. “What can I do for you?”
“My grandmother requested Captain158Please respect copyright.PENANAOsICoYw75m
Vander’s presence and asked that I escort him to her.” Vander and Charles158Please respect copyright.PENANAOYzOXRLY7z
exchanged glances.
“I haven’t talked to her since I158Please respect copyright.PENANAG02EpgllCB
was a small child.” Vander frowned. “What could she want to talk to me about?”158Please respect copyright.PENANA5Mr4OS8dky
Anna just shrugged her shoulders. Sighing he got up from the chair. “Seems I’ve158Please respect copyright.PENANAEACCUTuOM1
been doing more talking than just about anything else recently.”
“We can change that if you want.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAUDSzw2fzpw
Anna grinned. “I’ve been wanting to fight you for years, wolfling.”
“I told you to stop calling me158Please respect copyright.PENANAjxYP1AzVui
that.” Vander snapped. He wrapped his elbow around her neck, forcing her to158Please respect copyright.PENANAGZMQCB4op6
bend, then rubbed his knuckles through her hair.
“Ow, ow, ow.” She rammed her elbow158Please respect copyright.PENANAiz3vn0O8Ol
into her stomach causing him to bend over. They broke apart and squared up,158Please respect copyright.PENANA88K942Lgh1
fists raised in front of them.
“Not in the office, Vander.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAuFyGuDZubX
Charles snarled. “Get going the two of you, before you break something.”
“Yes sir.” Anna bowed. Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANAcVdA14vryq
whistled causing Shea to wake up rather abruptly. She growled her annoyance,158Please respect copyright.PENANAxfjceew82t
but upon seeing Anna she jumped down off the couch and ran over to her. “Hello,158Please respect copyright.PENANA9hhEwcnTEP
Shea.” She cooed. “How are you?” She responded by jumping up and licking her158Please respect copyright.PENANALBhD4BSsfQ
face.
“Come on you two.” Vander said.158Please respect copyright.PENANABLrYkYwuXh
“You can get reacquainted on the way. Let’s go.”
Anna chatted with Shea while she158Please respect copyright.PENANAUcZkr9v3rs
led the way towards Drayson’s accommodations. Since she lived in a villa on the158Please respect copyright.PENANA7OYlEQnx01
ocean, the apartment she stayed in was on the eastern most side and higher up158Please respect copyright.PENANATrbwuw44XT
than the others. They enjoyed the cool over there and that tower was the158Please respect copyright.PENANAXiCJ3wOgv7
coolest area in the entire castle. Which, of course, meant climbing up hundreds158Please respect copyright.PENANA0fpGhJFcqu
of stairs.
The stairs were guarded by two158Please respect copyright.PENANASJB0ItC9Ay
Blades and two of Drayson’s own guards. They nodded their heads in difference158Please respect copyright.PENANATARYIh6mOI
to the heir, but blocked Vander from going farther. The two blades went to step158Please respect copyright.PENANAnlCsGEsRmm
up, but Vander waved them back. He unclipped his sword and held it out to the158Please respect copyright.PENANAgnKfLmFPNY
guards. They took it then stepped back ushering them to the stairs. As Anna158Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1j9ViW90S
walked past, the Blades returned her sword to her. With Anna leading, they158Please respect copyright.PENANASonqHFOHIO
walked their way up the stairs.
He was out of breath by the time158Please respect copyright.PENANAqWZDppS1be
they reached the top, but for Anna this seemed to be a light workout. Shea also158Please respect copyright.PENANAn1aGV0mHk0
seemed to be enjoying herself because she tossed a lop-sided grin back towards158Please respect copyright.PENANAGMzTDeH27G
Vander. He made a mental note to withhold steak from her for the next week.
The apartment they were in could158Please respect copyright.PENANAmVvaclyZXe
have doubled as a massive house in the first ring. There were four massive158Please respect copyright.PENANAsR3CgIW8Kd
suits, three bathrooms and plenty of walking-around space. The servants did a158Please respect copyright.PENANAlPRXnnO6Of
good job decorating as the entire room was painted blue. The reflections from158Please respect copyright.PENANAmZq4N5C7mW
the paint gave the room a blueish hue, it felt as though he was underwater.158Please respect copyright.PENANAgvjsC2ehmc
Sitting in the middle of the floor, on top of some blue pillows, sat an older158Please respect copyright.PENANAMQoNVLFWSU
woman wearing a long blue robe. There was a long pipe in her long slender158Please respect copyright.PENANAHnRxeGtWrr
fingers. Her blue-green eyes looked up as they entered, a slight smile158Please respect copyright.PENANAirNbeuWwWP
flickered on her face.
“Grandmother.” Anna got down on158Please respect copyright.PENANAJyBMb0ehlJ
one knee and bowed her head respectfully. Shea trotted over to the older lady158Please respect copyright.PENANAX9Gvxa5IEL
then plopped her head down in her lap.
“Remove your boots Vander, then158Please respect copyright.PENANA7uFYjgI689
come sit.” Mari said, her voice only slightly louder than a whisper. “Anna, you158Please respect copyright.PENANARAfqMQCITQ
may join us if you wish.”
“I think I should wash up from my158Please respect copyright.PENANAYA3SbDFBH2
trip.” Anna got up from the floor. “It’s been a long time since I’ve had a158Please respect copyright.PENANAiPCOxa287k
proper bath and I feel as though the entire city could smell me.”
“I didn’t want to say anything158Please respect copyright.PENANABYfxtzwQep
before because I didn’t want to draw attention to it, but-” a wet shoe slapped158Please respect copyright.PENANAu5AOnGanEX
him in the face. He gagged from the smell, but before he could throw it back he158Please respect copyright.PENANA7evd4ArIWJ
heard a door slam shut.
“You shouldn’t treat her like158Please respect copyright.PENANATtyqhJE8hT
that.” Mari said sternly with a hint of amusement in her voice. “She still has158Please respect copyright.PENANAcHrsOTmmDW
a thing for you even after all these years.”
“It wouldn’t work between us,”158Please respect copyright.PENANAx50xJzOJUz
Vander sighed. “She knows that, and I know that. She can’t leave your villa158Please respect copyright.PENANAkxcVrDDZ5G
like I can’t leave the city. We are just from different worlds.”
“Is that what kept you and Bree158Please respect copyright.PENANA3m1dJgETB9
Valarian from getting farther?” Vander tried to contain his anger with the way158Please respect copyright.PENANAnGfzWqkGqo
this conversation was going.
“I don’t want to talk about her.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAlIbllhzlND
He growled. She blew a puff of smoke at him causing him to cough.
“You’ve been through a lot since158Please respect copyright.PENANAFwb9Kz2GP2
I’ve last seen you.” she said. “You’ve aged. It’s in your eyes.”
“It’s been a rough couple week.”158Please respect copyright.PENANA9i5gVt12oZ
Vander leaned backwards to stare up at the ceiling. “Been attacked a couple of158Please respect copyright.PENANAcqA5ZhjqiF
times, got some not so veiled threats, and have been poisoned. Things aren’t158Please respect copyright.PENANAzhl0Hv01xq
looking well.”
“You need to take some time to158Please respect copyright.PENANAbmGyg2ZO3t
relax Vander.” Mari blew out some more smoke. “Things are only going to get158Please respect copyright.PENANABX6YRr0qH6
more difficult for you.” Drayson inhaled more smoke, but she held on to it158Please respect copyright.PENANAEOSDsG6SeP
longer than she should have. She looked up at Vander, but her eyes were deep158Please respect copyright.PENANA1bRMkUFIBt
black this time, all trace of Mari was gone.
“Veyar,” Vander sighed.
“Ma’akti Unnatun.”158Please respect copyright.PENANAFy76F9i8TC
Mari’s voice turned deeper, but still slightly feminine. “How good to see158Please respect copyright.PENANAtjUFhhXvuZ
you again.”
“What is this about?” Vander158Please respect copyright.PENANAcmILjelBhc
frowned. “I got your message the first time, as well as your husbands. I don’t158Please respect copyright.PENANAxaZ5HWCWPD
think there is anything else I need.”
“There is someone coming who is158Please respect copyright.PENANAXo84o2LeFH
blessed with my daughter’s powers.” Veyar smiled. “She will be of great158Please respect copyright.PENANAX0QbcGOVXs
help to you in this fight. Treat her well. You have a long road ahead of you,158Please respect copyright.PENANA7m5shzbmmY
hold on to your allies, they will be your best asset.”
“How will I know who my ally is?”158Please respect copyright.PENANAtN6BLuKlgx
he asked.
“You’ll know her when you see158Please respect copyright.PENANATD1pf8ccO6
her.” Veyar said. “It will take some time for you to gain her trust, but158Please respect copyright.PENANASt9glqk1zU
once you have it you will have an ally for life.”
“I don’t like people being played158Please respect copyright.PENANA5EZSxuBbjb
into helping me, Veyar.” Vander said. “Either she will do it of her own will or158Please respect copyright.PENANAMZqc47gWHk
not at all.”
“This has been written for a158Please respect copyright.PENANAqf8NPFxiO3
long time Vander.” She said. “This was ordained long before my children158Please respect copyright.PENANAXMpsCC8Wuj
were born. This battle will shape the world for good, or worst. With that,158Please respect copyright.PENANA0MaBJToCh4
Veyar’s eyes closed and a moment later Mari was awakened.
“How long?” Vander asked her.
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“Since I was a child.” Mari158Please respect copyright.PENANAjgUUvQf3uM
smiled, but she looked tired. “Once I go it will pass down to Anna. Will you158Please respect copyright.PENANApTYwLQioUc
help me to bed? I’m suddenly very tired.” Vander got up from the ground and158Please respect copyright.PENANAdaiHEaAP0p
picked the older woman up in his arms. She pointed to her room and he carried158Please respect copyright.PENANALivqSf6wHt
her to her bed.