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To neatly below his belt Satisfied with his appearance, he stepped outside A crowd of woes and froantly dressed ed peasant girls Tom held out his hand to receive their kisses

'Make way for the Sky Warrior'

The girls of his guard laid into the women with the butts of their spears and escorted him to the steps to the House of Ways

'There's no need to play the Good God,' one of the the Good God'

'Yes, you are We sa those women looked at you'

'It's not irl insisted

To on a stool and wore a volu loosely about her airls stood by her, co it in plaits They blushed when Tom looked at them

'Sky Warrior' She looked up 'I heard a disturbance'

'Just some country people, Majesty They are here for the cerenised the voices of soe in such unruly behaviour'

'They've brought the stallion in,' To hi was about'

'Aye They're getting hi hi me ready for mine'

She looked tired and anxious Tom knew she orried about Adrina but there was clearly more on her mind

'Do you know the ceremony?' she asked 'Have you co like it in your former realm?'

'There used to be but it died out, Majesty'

'Aye' The old woht you would tell me that Whenever you speak of your former realm, it seems a place with much to recommend it' She hesitated 'The stallionin your former realmwas it white?'

'I don't think the colourwas that the beast should be well endowed'

'Whatever do you estured expressively 'It had to be able to do the things which stallions are meant to do'