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We would need to find another drug that could incapacitate them I hoped my father would have an alternative

When he finished interrogating the soldiers, Valek inclined his head and motioned for us to return to our caerous for all of us to search for Leif Yelena, take Mara, your father and Onora to Owl’s Hill Stay at the Cloverleaf Inn until Fisk’s people contact you They will let you know HQ’s new location in the Citadel Stay together until I return"

Not sure I liked this plan, I asked, "Where are you going?"

"To Fulgor, to find Leif"

Torn, I debated whether I should insist on acco him to search for ht now

"What about us?" Hanni asked "We can’t go back to the garrison The soldiers saw us helping you"

"Go to the Lucky Duck Inn," I said "That’s our rendezvous location with Cahil He’ll contact you there"

Hanni pressed her lips together but didn’t voice her doubts

"We should get uys are visible from the road, and I’m sure Bruns will send a patrol when they fail to arrive"

Kiki had kept all six horses cal the ambush Cahil’s crew mounted three, and Mara and Esau each took one to ride The wagon and the last horse would reht after ere captured," Esau said, clearly pained by the loss

His comment reminded me of the picture of the Harman tree I retrieved it and showed it to my father "Do you knohat this is?"

Esau peered at the picture "This is a beautiful rendition Did you draw it?"

"No" I pointed to Onora "She did"

His good huirl You’ll have to come on expedition with me The detail is exquisite"

Embarrassed by the conize it, Father?" I asked again "It’s called a Har else about it"

"It doesn’t sound or look familiar Sorry" He handed it back to me