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"Yeah We got a new chef and her dishes aredivine!"

Nausea bubbled in aze If Bruns had ed to put Theobroma into the food at the Keep

"I don’t remember a new chef," Leif said "When did she start?"

"Oh, a couple weeks ago, I think" He shrugged, oblivious to our alared back inrooicians in Sitia

Leif used a series of subtle hand signals, telling me to stick to the plan

I replied, What plan?

Get Bruns to trust us

And then?

We stop hi better?

No

Discouraged, I said goodbye to Leif and Dax I scanned the faces in the dining rooicians froht only the Commander’s army could stop Bruns But what if he couldn’t?

I was so preoccupied, I tripped and sprawled on the floor

Before oons could help me, another soldier swooped in and lifted ht?" he asked

IInside,"Yes Just a bit clumsy"

"Not your fault--there are lots of people in here It’s hard to move"

My depression lifted Help had arrived! "All the better for e go to war"

"True Bruns will lead us to victory"

I took a step, but wobbled and fell into Janco, who caught me with ease He’d dyed his hair red and wore a fake ear that covered his scars

"Don’t eat the food," I whispered in his good ear before straightening "Guess I oons and let the roo Janco faded as I realized that even with more people on our side we still didn’t have a clue how to stop Bruns

Bruns joinedone of the nepipes that had scoring in the barrel to improve accuracy and distance Too bad the dart wasn’t filled with poison That would have been a quick way to solve the problem of Bruns

"I heard you twisted your ankle How are you doing?" Bruns asked