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"If I find that you had a sii in this, I’ll kill you," the Copper said
"You’re upset, your honor I knohat you think Put it out of your mind She choked It was a terrible accident"
"You’re such a careful huntress"
"Wouldn’t I have killed her long ago? I had opportunities every other day I could have done it easily here hiding together, listening to those cursed dragons s the upper level A quick pounce and--snap! She was so slight, you could practically poke a claw through her What did the griffaran er want?"
The Copper couldn’t decide whether she was being callous or just her usual practical self She was a born warrior who left the dead behind and kept her regrets, if any, private But maybe her instincts were such that when she had an ene it down a rival’s throat would be too roundabout a way of doing it And if she wanted an accidental death, she would have just tossed Halaflora down that endless flight of steep steps as they took in the view, and then claimed she slipped
"We have a new Tyr SiMevolant I’m to return to the Lavadome I suspect his first edict will be that everyone paint themselves blue or add stripes"
"Si-SiMevolant? What happened to SiDrakkon?"
"He’s dead When I saw hih"
"Is SiMevolant sh to execute an assassination?"
Would a killer be so ready to use that word? the Copper thought His h circles, and he tried to put Halaflora out of histo be a fool so no one would suspect hiolden haunches, I wonder?"
"Who will you leave in coe, there’s to be no war Which sounds like SiMevolant He’s just stupid enough to believe that it takes two to et the chance," Nilrasha said "You can defeat hi and thick-scaled, but he doesn’t know the first thing about fighting"
"I’ve never had much luck with duels I always seery with et what you said? We can’t be er lives After a decentperiod we can have our happiness She would have died over your eggs I can give you many"
The Copper snorted "This is not the time for that kind of talk"
"I just…I just want to know that you don’t hate me What must I do to make you believe I tried to save her? Stuff a horse down h to choke on a horse I ht tomorrow"
"I wonder what SiMevolant has planned for you?"
"Tyr SiMevolant," the Copper corrected
"Not for long, I think He won’t last his nariff
He left AuBalagrave at the Uphold, with instructions to defend the te over the death of his mate and would perform no functions, ceremonial or otherwise, until further notice
Then he took to the sky Thoughts of Halaflora took all the joy out of flying; noas just a dull, exhausting routine He broke his journey at the Tooth Cavern bridge to speak to Rayg and the Firemaidens and Firemaid
"Supposedly there’ll be no war," the Copper said "But I want you watchful here nonetheless I’ons know of the existence of this bridge and this portal into the Lower World They ons nodded their agree aside, to the little bench where he kept his plans and designs
"I understand you’re to be congratulated," the Copper said
"For what? Construction on the bridge has stopped ever since that fight in the cavern"
"Rhea You’reon his fleshy cheeks "I didn’t know you paid attention to that kind of thing"
"I do Hoould you like Rhea freed with you?"
"Nothing more, your honor You would do that?"
"I just need you to turn your brain to one final project"
His shoulders dropped "What’s that?"
"You worked for the dwarves, I understand?"
"Yes, well, it was sort of an apprenticeship"
"They understand ar for the underside of a dragon Enough to keep out one of those poisoned crossbow quarrels It’s got to be light, though No layers of chain le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>