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"That lady from the south told us that she would take us ho clenchedto me Valek, Ari and Janco felt like ru to match her enthusiasm

May stopped her dance for a moment "There are so few of us left," she said in a sedate voice

"Valek will ood care of"

"Valek! He’s so handsoing her again

Janco, on the other hand, greeted oodbye Irys, anxious to head south, wanted to be on the road in the

Ari had taken overnext to Janco

"Whatever happened to ‘Sieges weathered, fight together, friends forever’?" I asked hie on ured it out already, have you?"

I s south," Ari said

"And ould you do there?" I asked

"Work on our tans," Janco said, s "I could use a vacation"

"Protect you," Ari said

"I don’t need protection in the south," I said "And I seeo, I bested two of hed "We can’t go with her now, she’ll be swaggering and boasting and generally obnoxious It’s bad enough I have to deal with that from Ari, I could never handle two"

"Besides," I said, "you’ll be bored"

Ari grun of trouble, you send us a ot that?" Ari asked

"Yes, sir," I said "Don’t worry about me, Ari I’ll be fine And, I’ll be back"

"You’d better," Janco said "I want a re Valek, Irys and I had discussed my future, but the Commander seemed to have other plans Co With just Valek, Ari and Irys in attendance in Brazell’s old office, the Coh it had been enacted under Mogkan’s influence Then he told me my fate