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"I have read many, but, I have studied more particularly the tome of Aldermaston Willibald"

"The Hodoeporicon?"

"That is the one"

"I found it rather tedious But there is wisdoraceful nod and started back towards the Abbey Lia felt a gush of unease, wondering what he thought of the in front of others, forbidden to reveal that their knowledge of each other ell beyond what anyone expected No one else knew that Colvin had hid in the Aldermaston’s kitchen except for a few No one else knew that Lia had stolen the Cruciger orb to find their way through the Bearden Muir to the battleground No one else knew that she was the one who had toppled the king from his saddle with one of Jon Hunter’s arrows No one except the Aldermaston and Maderos

She watched Colvin pass by when he stopped and turned around "When you have a e froht of you when reading it"

A different feeling spread through her stoiddiness She looked back at hi the stem of the purple mint

"I have an errand to run for the Alderrim first When I return, I will find you"

He nodded and went back through the trees

Duerden let out a pent-up breath "He is…inti Like the Aldermaston"

Lia smiled at the description "He is just aat the Abbey"

He shook his head "I doubt it, Lia I doubt it" His expression soured "I do not think I will ever be that tall"

"Just as the laht ick and oil are clean, so is it with our s can corrupt when nly intended can wreak havoc on one whose ears itch to hear it So often we are pulled and strung along by our feelings, led to thisee to flahts are pure, we becoht by which others learn to read"