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"They are," Jazen assured hi his shoulders

Ah, Hell’s fire

Daemon opened the bedroom door and stood in the doorway, not ready to co out of the room

Five furry little bodies waited in the corridor Five little tails wagged happy greetings Five little Sceltie minds yapped at him just outside his inner barriers

"Walkies?" "Walkies!" "We go with you!"

He got bumped into the corridor when Jazen shut the door behind his back

"Fine," he said, vanishing the sack of treats "Let’s go for walkies"

The first challenge came when he reached the botto froet up the stairs by theet back down

So it was up the stairs, gather a pup in each hand, down the stairs, set the pups on the floor He could have used Craft to float all five Scelties and bring the this walk for the exercise

Two reat hall and the front door

Where Beale aiting for hi a water dish and a pitcher of water A footman opened the door, and five bundles of fuzzy sca for him to hurry up

Daemon vanished the bowl and pitcher "Thank you, Beale"

"Enjoy your walk, Prince I have asked Tarl to bring around one of the sons"

Dae walk for short legs," Beale said His expression didn’t change, but there was a definite twinkle in his eyes "I think you will find the wagonthat wagon full of five snoozing puppies

"I am a Black-Jeweled Warlord Prince and the Warlord Prince of Dhes, have I?"

"No, Prince," Beale replied "You have not is You are the , Daemon walked to the door

"However…"

He stopped Twisted at the waist to look back at Beale

"After the Lady cah Lord quite often asked the same question"

Sylvia looked at the puppies She looked at her younger son, Mikal Then she pointed at the door "Outside in the yard Andstay in the yard That is not only a request from your mother; it is an order from your Queen"

Boy and puppies sca both titles?"

"It usually gives me an extra fifteen minutes before I have to check on hiet into" She brushed at her hair and seemed surprised when it ca his voice neutral It was short and sassy and ant style he was accusto on Lady Sylvia

"New clothes?" she countered

"I got married," he replied dryly

"We did notice"

Shadows in her eyes behind the a at her hair But he knew

"I needed to look different" She touched her hair again "I didn’t want to look in the h Lord’s lover"

She walked into the family parlor He followed

"I loved hih a lot of long nights, thinking about what happened last year and why he chose to step away fro--and from me"

"Sylvia…"

"No Let me say this to someone Please?"

He slipped his hands in his trouser pockets and nodded

"Saetan showed me what I deserve froenuine affection, the interest in my life and my concerns That mix of tenderness and a That look that said, whatever was going on, he understood it was feether and closed her eyes for a moment "I finally realized he left… It wasn’t just because of as done to hio, to step away fro Realo"

He watched her eyes fill Watched one tear roll down her cheek

"We were friends before ere lovers" She wiped the tear and sniffled "I miss my friend More than the lover, I hts Just newsy things about Halaway or the boys"

"But you never sent them"

"No"

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