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Adrina sat and watched, weighing every detail until satisfied she had learnt asabout her neck, she said a silent prayer to the goddess and resolved to see her brother, Fury, as soon as possible

The first light of day shone through the doorway and Fury opened his eyes He could hear the beat of druh the hills and knew that the priests of the Duideth were gathering to welcome the Lord Sun back at the start of a new day

The people where he had his lodging did not perfores of his ed by obscene noises and gestures No golden disks adorned the houses Statues of the goddess were everywhere

Fury felt the stitches in his cheek and ran his tongue over the inside of his rateful to Adrina They'd never been close But, when he'd gone to her for help, she'd been a true sister to him

He was desperately unhappy He wondered why fate had been so unkind Why hadn't he been born into an ordinary faed from the void and entered the womb of a nice ordinary peasant woman?

As a child he had watched the herdboys They wore leather capes and nothing else but they weren't unhappy They had nice mothers who cared for them Why did he have a mother as a paramount chieftain? What had he done in his former life to deserve this?

His mother had sent him to the priesthood of the Duideth when he was a little boy and she had put Adrina into the care of the Royal House of Gor classes You didn't stay at home You were put in the care of your parents' enee links between the warring factions and create peace and harmony As far as Fury could make out, it merely added to thefor hidden e So

'Fury'

He heard his name and watched as shadows appeared in the doorway Then he saw his sister She wore men's clothes and carried a shield

'Why are you dressed like that?'

'I don't want to be recognised'

Adrina put down the shield

'I must talk to you'

'About what?'