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Regardless of her ed to catch the eye of Garen, a huineer, and a longtime patron of their business when he still lived in Lusea After theyin the Republic's capital city of Rogart, and Noroa hadthat tih either the Orb Network or the postal service, and lately, these had become few and far between

"You have no idea howNoroa's hands in hers "Why didn't you tell us that you were coet in the house if there's no one else here?"

"I just counted on Sedriil being to busy to have ever changed the spell code on the door," Noroa said with a warm smile "And I wanted to surprise you It looks like it worked"

"Did so happen between you and Garen?" Mericlou said, suddenly realizing that Garen was nowhere to be found

"I sure hope not," came a different voice -a male voice- fro the doorway as he appeared He had changed very little, she noticed, and had, as usual, been busy raiding the contents of the refrigerator He was still ied unshaven features toand braided black hair into alightly across the bridge of his broad nose He was a severe contrast to Noroa, who, beside hier sister than his wife

"We're … not having any kind of trouble, are we love?" He placed a hand on Noroa's shoulder She laughed

"Well, nothingthe den "There's the sa around; your work, Meri? And I see Sedriil's still got his pile of techno-junk in the sahtly slapping her husband on his pronounced belly "We're here for Meri's birthday, after all"

"You reotten it herself in the previous week's madness

"Don't ays reestured discreetly to Garen, who had begun to make his way back into the kitchen "After all, we're the ones who sent you that potted Garushnit flytrap last year"