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The Avowed nodded ‘Then come back and eat’

‘Aye, sir’

She was pleased at the answering s the ruins well before the village ca in huripped the stone, but had clearly failed in forcing cracks into the strange rock Causeways that had once been raised now forh the forest, littered in dead leaves but otherwise defying intrusion Reaching the edge of the wood, they could see a scattering of do ahead, and beyond it the palisade wall of Brous, over which woodsrey

The ancient do, arched corridor with doorways as wide as they were tall – three tiht of a man

‘Hood’s breath,’ Corlo hissed, ‘these dwarf even K’Chain Che’Malle toan

But the e interrupted ‘Then I’m surprised, since there are plenty of re between lizards and dragons, walking on two legs Lots of sharp teeth – Trate’sthe old teeth and bones K’Chain Che’Malle, lass, ruled this entire continent, once Long before hu like these ones, only smaller’

‘Oh It’s been assu was ever found inside theot the chance to use them, that’s why Most of them, anyway’

They fell silent as they rode past the first structure, and saw, on the near side of the village, a hundred or athered It appeared they were excavating into a sed froers were attacking the sides

‘Don’t want to be a part of that, sir,’ Corlo said

They reined in

‘What’s in there?’ Iron Bars asked

‘Nothing that has anything to do with these ruins, I don’t think’

‘Picking up the dock-rat version of our language doesn’t serve you well, you know,’ Seren said

‘Fine,’ Corlo rasped ‘What Ielse And the intere in that co them’

‘All of them?’