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The security alaran to wail Theelse To and his suspicions were confirmed The brilliant flash that had lit the northern sky was caused by a nuclear explosion Aover central Elm Grove

'Thomas What all thiswith it

'I don't understand, Thomas Ithi rescued by the littleto think that his advice was still valued

'Eluardians' hold on power'

'Yes, Thouardians uns But who destroyed it? That is what I want to know'

'It was taken out by a nuclear boer'

'That's what I thought, Thomas'

Balduur continued to pummel his tablet A few days earlier he'd had trouble with the touch screen on the control panel when they were co the channels with the dexterity of a teenager He looked up

'El bomb but that was not my question I want to knoho did it?'

'That's difficult to say'

'Was it Plaid Koerno or someone else?'

'A bit of both perhaps '

'That is what I think, Thomas'

Balduur showed him his tablet It was tuned into one of the TV channels A young wo viewers she was Princess Liala and she had joined Plaid Koerno so she could help theuardians

'Liala is safe' Balduur snapped the tablet shut 'Her beloved mother, my dearly espoused Heather, will be so pleased I must return to her at once'

He hurried aith the palace trolls by his side

To as a fox with two tails

He recalled an expression from the Seventh Realm It described Balduur to perfection You never knew if the littleespoused to the queen could be a total fabrication And so could the clai her To Another was to sort out the obscenities in jars and a third was to rescue the sirens