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Lorine appeared before Karigan and pressed a glass into her hand When she lifted it to drink, her hand dragged on so and there was the clink of metal Her other hand, she realized Her wrists were manacled When had those been put on?

Prisoner

She drank deeply trying to gather her wits, and when she paused, she eyed Lorine who looked none the worse for her time at the palace She wore no restraints, no ht?"

"Yes, miss We have not been har lessons with soht now"

"Let an She saw a brand on his forearht forer, and he ai voice "The light will not hurt you I just need to see how your eyes react to it"

She did not feel threatened by hirunted with approval at what he saw

"All is well," he told her "I will leave ith the guards that they are to inform me if you should become ill, but I do not think there will be a problem" With that, he collected a case that must hold his instruments and let himself out of the roouards

She felt for her brooch It was there, hidden by its spell Next, she checked her pocket Her azed about The room she occupied ell-furnished She sat upon a plush sofa There was art on the walls, and doors leading to other rooe of where she truly was, she would have guessed she was in some country ht have found it corave! How did you co you, or that horrid Mr Starling?"

"No I came with" And when she remembered Luke was dead and probably Cade, too, she could speak no an’s arrave, please, what is it?"

Karigan barely heard her Her vision had narrowed, grown dark She could not grasp the loss

"I--I came with Luke and Cade," she said finally It was too , all the events that had led to her being there "Luke is dead and"

Lorine clapped her hands to her an had not been the only one who loved Cade

"Nooo!" Lorine wailed "It can’t be true--it can’t!"