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Chapter 1

"Bring everything out that you have taken" Gavril had to be held back by Aurelius; the full force of his coht have torn the woman's mind apart Her husband stood nearby, restrained by Garde and Jayd

Reah had been folded away by Nefrigar, andthe Larentii Archivist viaher extreer at Gardevik and Kifirin, insisted that they do what they could to retrieve Reah's things Now, all those who'd gathered at Baetrah's rie Reah had occupied for rove supervisor's wife cowered before Gavril in the tiny front yard

"My wife didn't tellof value in the house," the supervisor denied any part in the theft

"Lie," Jayd said casually "Garde, did you even interview these before you hired them?"

"Not nearly long enough," Garde blew ser, rushed inside the cottage and returned quickly with a small, carved box

"Here's the jewelry, but I sold some of it," the woman's hand trembled as she offered the box to Gavril

"What is ?" Aurelius demanded

"My ring," Gavril h the box "You will tell me what you did with it," he snapped

"This is ridiculous," Lok growled He'd been silent until then, settling for pacing back and forth and casting black looks at Kifirin

"It didn't look real, so I sold it for two credits," the woman wept

"It's Tiralian crystal," Aurelius said, "and worth millions Where is it?"

"One of the hands bought it for his daughter's wedding"

"Bring the all the employees in Now"

"This was hers? I never saw her wear it," ahands

"Because you don't wear Tiralian crystal to repair the sprinkler syste There should be ten thousand credits on the chip" He handed a chip bracelet over

"Thank you I'll buy a replacehter," theReah would coht the ring because they offered it to me"

"Reah won't be back We'll try to find someone else ill be better than these," Jayd jerked his head toward the overseer and his wife "Those two are going back where they came from"

"I know it looked that way to Reah" Jayd paced while Tory sat and watched His father, Garde, stood off to the side Tory was angry With both of the here at the palace, so he told Reah that this is where they'd stay"

"So Kifirin waves his fingers and everybody worked together to keep the girls away froroves"

"I didn't kno bad it was I get co where their medications or their socks or their new blankets are," Jayd sighed "And of course they co served"

"I thought ere doing as best for the girls," Garde offered