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As she did, the strength of the Mediuh her and into the Alderht dazzled her eyes, appearing all around thee, I gift you with life Live until your work is completed By Idumea’s hand, lanced down at the boy and his eyes fluttered open The Alderray chalk with the effort He seeth and energy in her life She felt she could run all the way up the Tor and back without pausing for breath She stared down at Astrid, at his awakening eyes and the recognition in them

"I…I was dead," he whispered hoarsely "I saw you both, crowding around the bed Just aagain" He sat up and Lia started, for the wound was in his back

She looked at his ripped shirt and it was gone – healed

Her eyes met the Aldermaston’s over the nest of hair

"It is time, Lia," he murmured "You must face the maston test"

She stared at him, shocked "But I do not…kno to read"

"You must face it still"

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO:

Whitsunday

News about the kishion’s attack in the Aldermaston’s an to spread that an untamed fire had happened in the chamber where Ellowyn and Marciana slept and that Lia’s quick-thinking had prevented it fro a disaster Astrid recuperated slowly, but he was ever obedient to the Aldermaston’s orders Only a fe the truth of the attack, including the Earl of Dieyre, who had looked at Lia the next day with guarded respect The storm blew over the Abbey and the days that folloere huht

She did not speak to Colvin over the days that followed He neither sought her out nor avoided her His expression was taciturn as always, and he see arrival of Whitsunday When Lia asked Marciana about the visit with Dieyre, she was vague in her reply and said that Dieyre had atteer, who he affir the realm