phin

rom under Julian's

nto her large, inn

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crowd, playing t

oes not prove Sera

a shaking

lage months ago when I

out a dr

nd gave me her scented silver neck

up at Julian with

on Goddess told me I could not let a g

ill, letting her spi

ry," I said, my

out m

exactly did we meet, and which

lip, looking a

s a long time ag

oided

ur family's Warriors would surel

up, using Julian'

I will leave now before

step toward

ories sneered at

m my heavily guarded dowry v

mbling growl from d

the Gamma Hou

oors! No one le

ors in dark armor

doors slammed shut w

across his cheek stepp

most tru

ed up to me and

ou secretly ordered, his voice echoed

s broken into. Th

d the necklace right

to pull it back, bu

ry up high for t

g, almost liquid-like white cloth, and my heart hammered once-hard-against my ribs. If the thief had discarded the wrapping, my proof would have die

erritory-and it was finished by the elven crafters yesterday afternoon, then locked inside my dowry vaul

awe. Moon-silk was pri

at Elara, my eye

you a token months ago wrapped in clo

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as ca

guard was watching, let him watch. The real question was not who stole the necklace-bu