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Another thought struck me Even if I recovered lass aniers could do so much more Except for the cost "Has your father decided on a price?"

"No But he plans to be…egalitarian about theician for free, and then anyone can purchase one He’ll work out payment plans If you think about it, you could buy one and then charge a fee for others to use Once the er is paid for, you could make money I’m sure businesses will capitalize on that"

The possibilities were endless The richest man in Sitia would be even richer What would he do with all that gold? I’d purchased a nu, none of them touched the emptiness insidefilled had been wrong

Pazia returned theto see all angles, I thought if I did regain my powers, my animals would be much cheaper and they would compete with Vasko’s, especially if he had only a few super ers Would he steal ?

I pointed to the safe "Is that all the diamonds?"

"No The vein is pretty thick"

I considered I’ve never seen a black diamond before So why did they feel familiar? "Can I see the vein?"

"I’ll have to ask my uncle"

We left the factory and searched for her uncle He worked in a building that Pazia called the command center She explained it was an old family joke that stuck

Hans Cloud Mist stood up as soon as we entered his large office His resemblance to his brother Vasko was uncanny, and I wondered if they were twins Hans insisted he was not only the younger brother but also the s one, as well

Pazia rolled her eyes "Just humor him He thinks he’s funny"

Hans pretended to be hurt, but his pout lasted less than a second "Did Pazia show you her factory?" he asked ed the subject, asking about a tour

"You’ll have to get perlanced out the"He should be overseeing checks now" She frowned

"Another uncle?" I asked

"No My father’s right-handto be her tour guide?" Hans asked

Pazia shivered "No"

"And I don’t knohere the vein is, so it’s Galen or nothing"

She gruue I followed her from Hans’s office