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She said nothing

"For pity’s sake," he gru around

His grizzled beard quivered with frustration "You are a troubleso to be difficult I don’t understand how thatme It was as if he could not see me"

"Well, he couldn’t!" the old man said, annoyed

"How could that be?" Phae said desperately

He ground his teeth "Wonderful," he mumbled He turned to the tree "Well? Am I supposed to explain it to her all by ht very well be insane "You are talking to…the tree?"

He put his face in his hand and shook his head in frustration "You know I don’t like talking to people Maybe you should tell her"

Phae sed "Who should tellto?"

"To my wife," he answered "She’s here with us" He looked up at Phae "You don’t knohat you are, do you?"

He was talking about her fireblood He saw a girl with red hair A ue had been reported in Havenrook The protection her blood provided would be valuable She understood now

"Yes," Phae said at last "I knohat I am" She slowly stood "Not even the Druidecht intervene e are taken You are like the rest of them"

His eyebrows crinkled "No, I don’t think you understand Do you kno rare you are? Who…as your ht about Mirrowen? Do you know…?" He ground his teeth in frustration again "I shouldn’t be the one telling her!"