horn echoed thr
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was
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ming wi
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keep givin
, his golden eye
re looking for you. This
tepped be
ght. Elena, plea
at her mother
en
s once, s
r opened
pta
hurried
Maje
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ide the eastern gates. They are dem
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ey are armed, but they ha
leads
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ropped th
turned t
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e men who helped
red at he
oyal council wa
etly. "But Darius was the man
the pendant and hand
the inner chamber," h
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here until someone expl
r steppe
estions
en waiting my
expression. He seemed to understand h
you are the last surviving member of a royal family
swal
you want to
you
rned
s. Nobody enters wit
-
lready crowded when
ns lowered but ready. Above them, the ro
Rowan ap
arius is demandi
peak from outs
n no
he stone steps over
e speaki
ler gate
stood outside. His hair was streaked with gre
when he sa
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ong en
ave a qu
r's temper has pa
your pu
ome for t
t yours to
s smile
mily that should hav
's hands
ref
ecessary trouble. Hand over Elena Valemo
ority to demand a
ut I know what
sed through
epped closer
my father to
leaned
escape. He hid the child. He died protecti
ined cold, but his mi
know the chi
smile
I saw h
d toward
one hour to mak
e walk
ates
-
le, Elena sat b
e silver pendan
arius?" E
er. He served the counc
es he w
oked at he
hreatens the people who to
a fr
'm not interested i
your blood carries a cla
another
ca no
y. It was once an independent kingdom, but after your family dis
ed down at
this
are people who believe it is the ke
hook he
uch. I just wa
eached fo
kno
didn't you
e I was
Dari
ever
ked towards
I loved. Your father helped me escape. He gave hi
es filled
ather
w every
ked at th
at's ins
the small sil
ed something that could prov
d open it, the
der en
s given us
cca
t leave wit
ll leave di
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if you can def
ed to defea
he has mo
ill deal
ook he
someone who has nev
r's eyes
is not a
at's your
moment, he s
Rowan appeare
ty, we have
nder
at
watchtower ha
a pa
did. Nobody
covered
oked towards
creating a
ned to
e inner chambers. No one app
Your M
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t bell from th
re warni
ridors. Doors slammed, and orde
d towards
happeni
stood be
entered the c
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bout to f
came from som
rabbed El
behi
lready looking
fallen guard near the fountain. One
an rushed i
found this on th
took the
s no nam
pulled out a sing
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tepped
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folded t
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then slowly hand
unfold
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oes thi
he seemed unable t
ared at th
, "They know about
r turned
second
eyes fille
t Elena, the
mething I should have told
ice became dan
ll
ook a dee
elped me escape, he did
s tightened ar
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babies. One wa
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