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"Buying the flax won’t save her"

Lady Linnea closed her eyes and knitted her hands together to keep fros in iht as she tried to practice patience "But it will buy Gemma soy"

"Oh," Prince Toril said

Lady Linnea waited several"So?"

"Yes?"

"Will you buy the flax?"

Prince Toril patted his stallion’s glossy neck "Very well," he said "I hope this servant of yours is worth it"

"Geet to the ives the orders!"

"Ahh, yes," Toril said He gripped the stallion’s reins before vaulting back into the saddle "I will send word to you about the flax"

"Thank you I will speak with Geold," Lady Linnea said

"You what? You cannot She is in the dungeons"

"I already know that," Lady Linnea said, rolling her eyes "She retched hard to find"

"You went to the dungeons?"

"Heavens no! Even I a No, I found her by the prison s"

"I see"

"Good Now get buying!" Lady Linnea said,motion at the prince "Prince Toril," she called after the prince turned his stallion in the direction of the forest "Thank you"

Prince Toril bowed at the waist "I am happy to help," he said before he rode off

"Even if he isn’t the brightest, I like hi," Lady Linnea decided as she bustled off in the direction of the palace

"…and that is our plan," Lady Linnea said, shtly

"I see," Gemma said

"What do you think?" Lady Linnea asked