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"Master" She fought to relassman in Sacoridia He’d come all the way from the eastern province of Bairdly to work on their dorave How fares your work?"

"Very fine, Captain, very fine It is an honor to restore a masterwork such as this We finished up the first panel this day--wanted toI think you will appreciate the difference between it and the as yet untouched panels when you light them up, I surely do The beauty of it will properly honor your fallen comrade Wish I could have finished the whole do work and" He faltered and looked troubled

"And?" Laren prolanced this way and that, and then in a hushed voice said, "This place, it is haunted Did you know?"

Both Dakrias and Laren nodded Yes, they knew

"My helpers, they keep running off, saying they are being pinched or their toolsto hire and train new ones, and it takes ti Josston there, and I keep at it We are not letting the, ha ladder

"Don’t you worry," Master Goodgrave said, "ill finish our work No matter what little jokes those restless shades play on us" He gazed up at the dolowered

"Thank you," Laren replied

Just as the glassworkers left, Riders filed in and started to forrown er since the first one they’d held The influx of new Riders gladdened Laren, but she was also taken aback by howthean, Garth, and Ty Laren’s own friend and for san’s exploits Missing froroup, most notably, were Alton and Dale, but they were needed at the wall Lynx scouted the north woods helping to sniff out Second E had sent Beryl

Like a star aglow in the gloom, one other entered the records room flanked by an additional Weapon Queen Estora arrived resplendent in dark blues, her crown shining atop her head She came directly to Laren

"Captain," Estora said

"Your Majesty" Laren and Dakrias bowed "Thank you for co It will--it will ease the hearts of your Riders to have you here" They were after all, not just Zachary’s Riders, not anymore