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"What about Leif and Valek?" Mara asked "They’ll be caught trying to get into the Citadel"

"Fisk’s people can warn theet close to the Citadel Where should we tell theo?" Ari asked

"The Stormdance travel shelter across from the plains Leif knohere it is," I said "We’llOnora offered her room to Janco and Ari She moved to the extra bed in my room

"One of the bounty hunters could have followed them here," she said

"I heard that" Janco poked his head through our door "And I’m offended that you think so poorly of our skills"

"After that scene with the innkeeper, I’ve altered ed hed "Good luck with that"

In order to avoid any more attention directed toward us, we left in shifts the nextEsau traveled with Janco, Mara stayed with Ari and Onora kept close to ood spy would blend right in with the townspeople

We met up a few miles east of the Citadel and touched base with Fisk’s sentries

"Is the place still hot?" I asked the young boy

"Yep Best to stay well away," he said

"Can you send a ood idea?" Onora asked, interrupting me "It’s safer to keep our destination confidential"

"Fisk already knohere we’re going," Janco said

"Then no need to send a e," she replied

"I’ll let him know you passed by," the boy said

"And if you see Master Leif and Valek" Ari explained to him where they should meet us

"I’ll inform the others to keep an eye out for the southwest The plan was to ride late into the night It would be safer to ca the road or in a travel shelter

Kiki set a quick pace, and we arrived a few hours after ht We skirted the fared between the fields that was perfect for a camp

"Are you sure no one will see us?" Onora asked She peered around "It’s not very big or dense"

"The fields around here haven’t been planted," Janco said "I doubt anyone will notice us"

"How do you know?" Ari asked, gesturing beyond the trees "It’s dark out there"

"There’s enough rooves in the dirt And ht to smell fertilizer It’s the warm season Any farmer worth his salt would have planted his fields by now"

"Is this fro on your uncle’s farm in MD-7?" Onora asked