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Thynos coughs

Kalliarkos releases me but I just stand there I touch ering

He grins cockily "That’s the first time I’ve made you blush"

I crossup "You won’t ers close on h playacting," says Lord Thynos sharply He leads the horses down the path between the trees, calling over his shoulder "I can hear Meno&eu the road She never travels anywhere without twenty wagons of furnishings and five carriages of personal servants, and her drivers have specific orders never to let any vehicle pass her household’s wagons unless it belongs to the king, the queen, or Prince Nikonos We need to get ahead of theates until dawn"

Thynos keeps walking, expecting us to follow, but neither Kalliarkos nor I move His hand braces er to learn more about each other He exa for my every least secret simply because I fascinate and concern hiet what you desired or needed from him?"

I don’t hesitate I leap

"I need your help to do so me here to see ht, ill both be executed"

His warly down erous and forbidden?"

I a in hiht that no one else has ever believed in That I didn’t really believe in until right this moment

"Your uncle entombed my mother and sisters with Lord Ottonor to keep the to rescue theo of , he buries his head in his hands A whisper escapes him, words I can’t quite hear He rocks back and forth in some kind of pain

Out of the darkness, General Inarsis trots into view "Lord Kalliarkos? Are you injured?"

Kalliarkos ju knife and spins a full circle to fend off attackers, but there is only me

From the other direction Lord Thynos runs up, sword drawn "Who has assaulted you?"