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"It is a difficult reason to be here," Estora replied
Laren fleetingly thought of Estora’s co between tho had loved one another
Estora added, alan was my friend I would be no other place at this hour My husband, however, will not attend"
"So he chose not to come," Laren murmured in disappointment before she could stop herself
"It was not a ," Estora replied "He received unexpected visitors--Eletians"
"Eletians? Should I go--?"
"Your duty, I think, lies here at this ti to you to lead theive them solace I ae the Eletians until you are done here"
His new advisors, Laren thought with concern But Estora was right Zachary could handle it and no o on
Laren excused herself to take her place in the circle, sad but proud to see the Riders and Weapons, not to an Her mind strayed to the news of the Eletians’ presence in the castle--what could they want?--but when she cleared her throat, and all the Riders turned their solean by welcoan’s deeds She made sure they heard about her quieter acco of Rider accounts and the es she had delivered--in addition to the erous an beca the errand of a fallen Rider, F’ryan Coblebay, and subsequently helping to protect the king’s throne froan had carried the spirit of Mornhavon the Black into the future, securing time for Sacoridia to prepare for his eventual return She had done so with the aid of the First Rider--the First Rider!--whose brooch she had worn
Laren did not stint in the telling of how Karigan had helped rescue Sacoridia’s then future queen frohthood, the first Sacoridian to be so dubbed in two hundred years Laren spoke of how Karigan had gone bravely into Blackveil Forest and aided the Eletian "Sleepers" who had been left behind in Argenthyne during the Long War Once again she had defied the will of Mornhavon the Black and wounded him Lynx had been unable to tell Laren an was a mystery even to hiends, and by Laren reiterating Karigan’s record here, the Riders would carry those stories on to the next generation of Riders, and out into the greater world, and in that way Karigan’s le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>