TH
, his gray eyes burning with a hatred so intense it was almost a physical
umbfounded, tugging on his
the shopkeeper Simon Miller's s
re of polite regret. "This vial of Ambergris was, in fact, reserved in advanc
son a way out, but it was
n his rage. "Reserved? Who in Silverm
with the Haynes family crest. It was his Gamma's Seal. "I am
presented the highest level of military
. "My deepest apologies, Gamma. The guest who res
his power, both had failed h
He shot me one last, venomous glare, as if this was all my fault, then
etreat, a true, genuine smile
slight nod of thanks. I knew he had ju
y own small selection of
. "The esteemed guest who made the reservation has instructed t
"The esteemed gue
epened. "You wil
... the guest said it is a gift for you." He held t
tion was not gratitude-it was suspicion. A
g my hesitation, "that a truly gifted
rson not only knew my name, bu
me in many forms, and this was a power I could not yet afford to
ry, my attendant Willow rushed t
cking up," she said, dra
amily crest embroidered in silver
waiting. After Willow quietly excused herself, I s
herbs I had been admiring at the apothecary, all of
On it, a single sentence was w
esilien
igna
y intervention, the paid bill, the cloak, and now these gifts. It was cle
And why was
ep-seated caution. I knew, with a certainty that chilled me, that my dest
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