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There was a rustling of wings at the cave entrance, and Aurora fleith Luxa

"We knew you would be here!" cried Luxa She bounced off Aurora and alether "Was it not wonderful? Did you see it? Did you see the look on Stellovet's face?"

"As if she had a ood or

"Why? Because of you and the blood balls!" Luxa said, as if he were dense "She thought to make you look like a fool, and instead you hit the total! Alor! It was brilliant!"

For the first tie of pride in his accomplishment Maybe he had overreacted, because of the fake blood and all Maybe he'd actually just done a really cool thing, like running the table in pool, or pitching a no-hitter in baseball "Yeah?" he said

"Of course! And I have not seen Stellovet so put out since the picnic!" said Luxa, giggling at the an to or to realize they were laughing

"Oh, Gregor, you should have seen it Vikus forced us all to go on this picnic withbetter And Stellovet kept pretending she heard rats, andsilk out of her teeth and saying, 'Ah will noth forgeth thiseth!'" Luxa said, doing a pretty great imitation of soet her to eat cocoons?" Gregor asked, both arossed out

"He told her they were a delicacy reserved only for royalty and he could not offer her any So of course she stole a handful and stuffed it in her mouth," said Luxa

"Henry could trick her into anything," Ares said, followed by a few hter faded "He could trick all of us"

A cloud seemed to fall on the bats and Luxa Henry had treated them far worse than he had treated Stellovet

"Whatever Henry rong about, he was right about ri because she thinks Vikus would be hter, would be a princess"

They were all quiet for a tior's feat will be good for you, Ares"

"We shall see," said Ares

"It will It will do you no harm to have a bond who can hit the total," said Luxa "No one will dare ignore you now"

Gregor hoped this was true It didn't seem like Ares had much of a life

Suddenly Ares's and Aurora's heads shot up Luxa listened a second and then leaped onto Aurora's back They were gone in a flash

Gregor could hear soh, wailing pitch "What is it?"

"It is a warning, Overlander You had bestover Ares's neck They were i? What kind of a warning?" he asked as they swerved out over the lake

Ares spoke calmly, but his alia"