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"It was frightening," Mericlou said in a small voice "I didn't notice it when I ca, I felt their stares all aroundto pounce onhis head resolutely "It's not their way What they were trying to do is to tell you, in no uncertain terms, that you're not welco at you, Mericlou, but they were also casting aI could feel it in the air as I came to you"

"Well, I don't care that I love you," Mericlou said defiantly "They can send as es as they want to; I'll still co there anyway They have a problem with it; they can-"

"I don't care that I love you either," Aldrec interrupted, both tenderly and sternly, "but deterh to stop theer they'll norant or too stupid to get theit up full-force It will becoical barrier, and keep both you andto hide her horror "If they do that, then neither one of us will be able to take care of it Will we have to move the plants? Will you just let therinned mischievously" Whoever said that a spell … or to be more exact, its casters … can't be outsmarted?" He then removed a small silver vial from his hip satchel

"This potion will envelop your body in a cloak of illusion," he explained, handing it to Mericlou "It e around you; in your case, I et froain, they will think it's just another elf in love"

"Aldrec, that's a it into her satchel Will it really work?"

"I tested it this ," Aldrec said "It works perfectly It only takes one tiny drop on the nose, and the effects last for five hours: et into Skainhart, take care of the garden, and leave Seeing soot the one forever, and no one will be the wiser"