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It was softer than a whisper, just a fleeting thought that flitted by and was gone She was not certain she had even heard it The Alder into hers Slowly, she nodded and he looked relieved

Guerney held the door for the Alderer and then shut it behind the past her towards the table and Ellowyn Deer, there lurks opportunity; whenever there is opportunity, there lurks danger The two are inseparable They go together"

- Gideon Penman of Muirwood Abbey

CHAPTER FIFTEEN:

Billerbeck’s Kiss

How does a single hunter, a girl, stop the best swordsman in the realm? Lia wondered as she followed Dieyre into the study roo she had from Martin She could sto his belt or sleeve A jab to the throat or eyes with her fingers Her heartbeat surged in her chest and a sickening chill went through her body at the thought of hurting hi up face-down on the floor herself She focused her thoughts, crushing the fear that engulfed her Martin had trained her That had to be good enough

Marciana stared loathingly at Dieyre as he approached the table, and she could see by the flush on her face and daggers in her eyes that they knew each other

"Is that Ovidius?" he said ly "The to about it, Ciana?"

"What would you know about love, Dieyre?"

"Plenty As I showed you in Billerbeck" He turned his salute to Ellowyn "So you are Deiven your fae We are not all equally endowed ItYou had best get used to it for I aoing scarlet with mortification and she stared at her hands There was no Colvin to retreat behind