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According to legend, the premedieval Castle Tornin had been created by a divine hand to protect the well, with six bold towers encircling it, and the central court Though the stones that ed, they'd been placed flawlessly Tornin was perfectly i was reputed to be

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"Ah, just so I recall that now" She and Lanthe had been watching DVDs in Lanthe's solar-powered roo

As she passed the Viceroy centaur, Sabine peeked down and asked hi? Low and to the left, I see Your left, uised, he would never challenge her She had far too ave him a wink to re to be here on tient to take care of"

"Did you really?"

"No" And that was all she'd say on the matter

O But when she re a disapproving look at her garold weave, a leather h boots

After raking his gaze over her body, Omort settled on her face She'd drawn her bold scarlet eye paint in the shape of wings that spread out from her lashes up over her brows all the way to her hairline

In ages past, Omort had wanted to make it law that females of value were to obscure their faces with a tradi-tional silk Sorcerione, and to cover their bodies entirely

He'd swiftly learned how Sabine felt about that idea

"Actually, Oet your dose later," Oent hand

How easy it was for him to dis a horrific death

"For noe have so more important to

discuss-"

Hettiah, Omort's half sister and Sabine's arch-ne up the dais steps to stand beside Ohtful place, since she was his concubine as well as his relation She must have run here as soon as she'd heard Sabine was at court, frantic to make sure Sabine didn't steal Omort from her

Hettiah oefully confused on two points: O, and she would never be

taking

O his eyes on

Sabine

"I been searching for Groot the Metallurgist andthe activities of hisfros outside Tornin who still survived

"I've just learned that he sent an emissary to meet with none other than Rydstroue! "Rydstro This is bad news"