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The sea mist rolled in Liala pulled her hood over her head and fastened the clasps on her padded coat They had left the village and were driving over the vast expanse of soggy moorland that stretched away to the south She was dressed in clothes that Bryn's ether for her Bryn sat beside her Balduur sat behind with the sergeant No one believed that the little man came from another realm and everyone was deeply suspicious of him

They were in a truck driven by Bryn's Uncle Allain It was open at the back and normally carried fish Plaid Koerno used it for other purposes Right noas taking them to see a doctor They would rendezvous with hi chips that were implanted in their bodies

Liala's chip was in her shoulder and had been put there by a surgeon orked in a clinic in the palace Bryn's was in a part of his body that he didn't like to talk about and had been put there by paraes in mobile clinics and implanted the chips in babies It was a serious offence to re was proceeding sanised to fight the guardians The TV programs presented a totally different view She had arrived thinking she was going to lead a revolt The co beside her with one hand on the side of the truck and the other on his gun The vehicle was bouncing around over the rough terrain but that didn't stop hi He told her about Plaid Koerno and the role he expected her to play To Liala's annoyance, he insisted on calling her Princess and treated her hter

'You should keep your green hair, Princess'

'I want to dye it back to its natural colour'

'No, Princess The people expect to see you with green hair'

'If you insist, Commander'

'And we must find you so, Coraphs, Princess'

'I look awful in those photographs'

'The people expect to see you dressed like a princess, Princess'

Liala's blood boiled She'd had uardians treather what to do Can't you understandI can fight? You should have seen what I did to those orcas with un'