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Davidson does the saaze

With a flush, I clear enerals turn to look at me Their soldiers are ain, with h them, until every eye in the library lands onsensation Don’t flinch Don’t blush Don’t hesitate

"My name is Mare Barrow," I say to the asse scoffs quietly I suppose I need no introduction at this point "Thank you for coht way to say what I have to Asoht "I’ And I met a man on the ruffly, only to be hushed by the aptly nalance at Ada, then down at Farley "Jon," I explain, and her eyes widen The shock on her face speaks volumes to the room "He’s a newblood seer, and we’ve dealt with him before"

Davidson raises his chin "So has Maven If I’m not mistaken, that man was instrumental in your capture"

"Yes," I mutter, almost ashamed

The premier purses his lips "And he served Maven for a tiain "He did For his own reasons"

Even though several of his compatriots look dis aze "What did he say, Mare?"

"That we can’t let the Nortan capital fall to the Lakelands," I reply "If we do, the road will be ‘long and bloody’ Worse than anything before If they win Archeon, the Lakelands will control Norta for a hundred years"

Radis huffs, inspecting his polished nails He isn’t the only one to roll their eyes at such a statement "I don’t need a seer to know that," he ree; it’s just a matter of when"

"A feeeks" I can already feel the clock ticking against us "That’s what Jon told me"

Swan narrows her eyes, not with unkindness or suspicion, but with pity "And you believe hies flash in ht me hatever scheme of fate he put inhis pawn, and it’s exactly what I’ to keep my voice firm

The words set off another round of enerals, the representatives, even the soldiers above us

Only three of us relances

Farley, Davidson, and olden eyes to blue, I see the saht again We just need to figure out how

As usual, Farley ju for quiet It works a little, silencing her soldiers as well as the generals So theardless of what the seer says, we all know this road leads to Archeon Montfort and the Scarlet Guard have to be able to overthrow the Nortan capital if ant any chance of freeing the country No matter who sits on the throne"

Swan nods "I was stationed in the Lakelands before we fled here I’ve seen net queens gain the city before we can, it will be almost iht the weaker eneht of hi, but it’s certainly true His position is precarious at best I try not to picture hi to balance the world his father and brother broke

"You still have Scarlet Guard in Archeon, yes?" Davidson asks, and his voice is enough to quiet the rest of his people

"Palace is stationed just outside," Farley says "With her own teah as ed Harbor Bay, Delphie, the Archeon outskirts"