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"First Dedicate Dokyi took her away for a talk," Briar said, leaning against the wall "In that roooing on in there, but it’s behind a wall," Evvy offered "We can’t even get a peek"

"Far be it froes," Parahan said Then he frowned "Is she all right?"

"Dokyi’s our friend," Evvy told him "He wouldn’t hurt her"

"He’s her, I don’t know, he’s the First Dedicate of First Circle Temple," Briar explained "ThatCircle te Circle dedicate"

Parahan nodded "I understand"

"Maybe he’s telling her that she doesn’t really have to fight the ehed "I would like that"

"Prince Parahan," General Sayrugo called

"Excuse me," Parahan told them He went to the table and bowed "Please, General, here I am only Parahan, a soldier"

Sayrugo looked him over "Well, only Parahan with one hundred of Soudae about you"

"But the God-King doesn’t know me," Parahan said, unnerved

"In all xe, I have learned never to try to guess what the God-King does and does not know," the general replied "The answer to your question, he says, is yes, you have a job You o ith two of ers as possible into the fortresses between here and the Temple of the Serpents on the To the road to Parahan on a map on the table "With those same troops you may then proceed north You have yi worets between you and the capital"

"Where does that leave us?" Evvy asked Briar in a whisper

"Wherever Rosethorn says we go," he replied comfortably

Evvy wasn’t comfortable Dokyi had plans for Rosethorn What if they didn’t include her or Briar? And now that they were indoors, with thick walls between her and danger, she was suddenly too tired to get up She felt as if she had been pulling rocks out fro cold at night for years She’d been hungry again, and terrified This was a coh the walls Why did they have to leave? Let soldiers deal with the emperor