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Meghan’s jaw dropped in indignation, but she remained silent, fascinated by Aaron’s lie She hadn’t cast a bad spell, and she hadn’t released it Aaron had Whether he knew it or not remained to be seen But clearly the woic to know soe had just happened

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"Who are you?" Meghan replied She held a backward bobbly head, ready to fling it at the woot any closer

"I’irl, did my eyes deceive me? Or did our fearless leader just release hihan

Meghan’s eyes darted to Aaron, who gave her a shan dreadfully What was going on here? "If you take one han warned Gondoleery, "I’ll--"

With that, Gondoleery pointed at Meghan A tiny fireball shot fro her sleeve and the ends of her hair

Without thinking, Meghan cast the bobbly head at Gondoleery and shot a highlighter spell in Aaron’s eyes, blinding hirees, bobbling loosely, and Aaron cried out in pain and pitched into his desk, Meghan Ranger ran from the office, down the stairs, and out of the palace like her life depended on it, passing Liao, confused And then he sprinted up the steps to Aaron’s office, finding Aaron and Gondoleery looking most peculiar

When Gondoleery Rattrapp’s head was finally on straight and she could think clearly onceto come back

"Is it true what she said?" Gondoleery asked "Eva’s dead?"

"What?" cried Lialad he could blahter spell for his moist eyes "It’s true," he said finally "She was killed by" Aaron’s thoughts whirled "By a creature in Artimé," he said carefully

Liam’s shock turned to disbelief "Why? How could that happen? That’s against everything they stand for!"

"Artih priest?" Gondoleery cried out, dumbfounded "And you just stood here and let that Unwanted cast spells on us? What kind of pathetic ruler are you? She could have killed both of us, leaving Quill at their mercy!" Gondoleery moved her face close to Aaron’s--so close he could feel draconic heat e from her pores "You are a terrible leader!"

Aaron stared at her He could smell her rank breath

"Gondoleery," Lia to his senses, his chest heaving "Back off iuards"