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The three Retrievers cas

"I see you’ve obtained so his obvious discomfort "And I bet that there would be no restriction on Lock, Stock or Barrel har you, as there is onI have business elsewhere, then Until we ain, Madeline Daharan"

Puck whirled in a dra his on hih I wanted to I really, really wanted to

I sat down in one of the dining roo their ently inside my belly, as if he were pleased by the presence of the Retrievers

Daharan stood "I iine you do not wish to see ," I said "But you knew sos And you didn’t tell me"

"I have no children of my own I wished to protect you," Daharan said

"But you couldn’t," I said sadly "You didn’t"

"The apartment downstairs is empty Do I have your permission to use it?"

"Yes," I said "For now"

My uncle walked out of the front door without another word I heard his footsteps softly creaking on the stairs

I rubbed the head of the first Retriever, the one I’d naon forh fire extinguisher," Beezle said from the hallway

Beezle and Nathaniel were there, both with identical expressions of worry on their faces

"How long have you been there?" I asked

"Long enough that you don’t have to give us a recap We know all about the Puckand the rising of the dark inside you thing," Beezle said "Ooh, dinner!"

He flew to the table and dove headfirst into the roast chicken