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"Blow," she ordered

After a few hiccups, the girl did as she was told

"Nohat happened?" Izzy asked her

"They just wouldn’t stop bickering Either they’re bickering out loud or in o shopping with Albrecht and--"

"Who’s Albrecht?"

"Lord Poave me flowers the other day and Daddy nearly burned his hand off"

Izzy’s laugh was out before she could stop it and violet eyes flashed in anger

"It’s not funny, Iseabail! He was terrified!"

"I’hter, unable to stop

Rhi stood and began to pace "You’re as bad as Daddy! The two of you!"

"You kno Daddy is"

"He won’t let any od, or centaur, if it’s round"

"I’ll be a virgin forever," Rhi sobbed

"Good"

The sobbing abruptly stopped and her sister stared at her "What do youco its way forth while her cheeks and forehead turned bright red "Iseabail"

"And good fking can ruin your life So stay a virgin forever You’ll be much happier that way Besides, do you really want to be the one to cause all those deaths?"

Rhi’s sets his claws on whatever poor hts on youthere will be death Death after death after death All at the talons of one wonderful but terribly arrogant silver dragon who adores both his perfect, perfect daughters"

Her sister’s smile returned, but Izzy couldn’t help but think there was also so else

"Gods, I wish he would stop saying that It sounds awful"

"I like that he thinks of me as perfect Despite hed, shook her head "I truly don’t kno she hasn’t killed hi herto say about Muazed at her sister "Whose fa to?"

Éibhear tracked Fearghus and Briec down in the war roo Gwenvael’s head, he pushed the door open and walked in, tossing Gwenvael next to the big wood table they sat at

Fearghus and Briec glanced down at a groaning Gwenvael, then immediately went back to their conversation as if they were still alone

"We have to figure out a course of action," Briec said "It can’t go on like this I feel things building"

"Muhus "Absolutely not Rhi adores Mum and I won’t have her turned into a tiny Rhiannon"

"Then maybe you shouldn’t have nahter after Mum!"