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Ash gave e of Belladonna de him to pleasure her rose up in my mind "Don’t call me that Not ever"

He raised his eyebrows atentranceway "But, aren’t you a princess? Isn’t that what you’ve been trying to prove, that you aren’t just a bastard?"

I shookin the breeze, a cherry blossoht he’d smile, but he just nodded "Ender Larkspur, after you"

We ether We didn’t get very far when a pair of fire elementals barred our way They wore heavy black htout of one helie? Is that you?"

"Hello, Lark"

I let out a relieved breath Maggie would help us She kneeren’t here for trouble But then beside ht with anticipation The two Enders loosely held four-foot long, blunt ended clubs that looked to be made of the same stone as the doorway

"We need the healers to coone rampant Or we can speak with the his weight so he wasin a fighting stance? Oh, this was not good Ito fight, e? Surely the Salaether, that’s what I’d always been taught They worked with one another, unlike the hu each other out We were different, above that kind of pettiness We were better than the hu

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The two fire ele us back a few steps They spun their long clubs, al into a blur "Maggie, don’t do this!" I yelled, yankingthe blow from her partner

"You must leave It isn’t our decision, but we have to uphold it"

"This isn’t asking nicely," Ash spoke from"Please, ! You have to help Your healers are our only hope"

I was paying too h to the Ender I faced A blow to round, the twist of bones and tendons tore under the blunt club like peeling bark fro the black spots that scattered across my vision