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Padan’s rinned at him in a wicked sort of way

It was about noon on the following day when the clever little smith Rabbit came down fro to be another one of those get-togethers up near that waterspout’

‘What now?’ Padan replied irritably ‘I thought we’d pretty ht out and tell me what this is all about,’ Rabbit said, ‘but I think Lady Zelana’s big brother wants to know more about that church in your part of the world’ He hesitated, looking around to h to hear him ‘I think that what’s really behind this has to do with just exactly who caold that just popped out of nowhere has them all upset I wouldn’t want to swear to it, but I think that was so that nobody in Lady Zelana’s family could have pulled off Her older sister seems to be so upset about it that she could bite nails and spit rust’

Padan laughed ‘That’s a colorful way to put it, Rabbit’

Rabbit shrugged and looked down into the gorge the waterfall had gouged out of the surrounding ot that right,’ Padan agreed

‘It’s likely to take those people down there a long tiet up here, wouldn’t you say?’

‘That’s their probleeyser and find out what’s afoot’

Rabbit shrugged ‘That’s up to you, Padan I just carry eyser which was the ulti, blasting high up into the air as it was driven by some incomprehensible force far down in the bowels of the earth Padan conceded that it was a pretty thing, but the continual spray arcing out fro shower

Fortunately, Veltan’s elder brother ise enough to select an area soather At least they wouldn’t get wet

It see the store?’ he quietly asked Narasan

‘The sergeants, o et out, Padan If people find out who really runs the aro out and find honest work’

‘What’s this all about, Narasan? Did we leave solanced about and lowered his voice ‘Lady Zelana’s big brother seems to be very curious about the As seem to be much more relaxed here in the Land of Dhrall than they are down in the Empire’

‘What do you need me here for, then? I don’t know beans about the church, and I think I’d rather keep it that way’

‘Wouldn’t we all? I think our easiest answer to this would be to hand it off to Keselo’