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'I have much to tell you since we lastanimal lick up the precious liquid

'I have found a friend She is gentle and e We have exchanged talisave her ave me hers'

The boy reached into his tunic and pulled out a chain

'Look, brother, her talis He stuck out a huge paw and the boy responded swiftly, squeezing ether,' he said 'We have exchanged our talismans as an expression of our love We are united but apart'

He began to sing and the bear was distracted by the mournful sound

'We are separated by a vast abyss We belong to different realms It is not like she is in one wood and I in another We cannot walk across aput the bear in a bad rowled and the boy squirted a fewto pacify the big animal He bared his claws

'Peace, bother'

The boy held up a hand as the bear lurched at hi and powerful the ani and the bear made off with it Blood ran onto his tunic His cheek was cut through and he felt faint The wound needed dressing but he couldn't go back to the priests of the Duideth They would want to kno he cahts turned to his sister, Adrina She would knohat to do