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A a proposal at a tiret is heavy inI'm the first battle-witch in a thousand years unable to protect the Heart of Black Moon Draw

I study the cracks of the crust of the bread in my hand There are moments when I want so badly for this world to be real and others when the possibility of dying in two days horrifies ht's harsh tone aze sliding to Westley, who enters behind his father I stand ut

"Where is your brother?" the Desert Knight deruffly

"I am unsure, "

His tan gaze falls to nals to

My fingers drop the bread automatically Before I can ?" I ask, heart in ht turns away set hi, I wait to see what horrible fate awaits me

We step outside the tent, where there are half a dozen horses waiting for us The Desert Knight says nothing to me and mounts his while the others follow his lead

Westley uards, who take et me on the horse behind the teen, and I wrapforward to yet another trip on horseback My ass is never going to recover

If the world ends touess it doesn't reallyby the position of the sun ball in the sky, it's late afternoon The skies rerow darker, the closer it is to its source in the city I lean around Westley to see where he's steering the horse

Columns upon columns of mounted warriors line the foothills, as far as I can see They're waiting at the ht makes my breath catch in ht can defeat such an aric