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Allain picked up her jacket and handed it to her

'Put it back on or you will catch cold'

She wondered if he would lecture her on how to behave

Allain had s on his mind

'The commander is dead'

He made the announcement in a matter of fact voice as if death was an everyday occurrence Liala listened as Bryn asked what happened

'The death trolls got hiuardians kept the death trolls in reserve as a special operations unit There could be only one reason why they had been let out of the palace

'They were sent to findI should have stayed on the island and waited for Crispin to rescue me'

'They weren't after you, Princess,' Allain's voice remained calm

'Not after me?'

'No They wanted that little man ith you'

'You mean Balduurthey were after him?'

'So it would seem, Princess They captured him and killed everyone else they could find He joined in the fighting The sergeant escaped He said Balduur killed two trolls before they got hiun'

'He killed two death trolls?'