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"Faeries," Beezle ured out, thanks," I said

The faerie in the ed male, spoke "Who are you that dares to breach the reallorious Queen Amarantha without permission?"

"Amarantha," I repeated in a dootiate with as Lucifer’s aive Antaresafter all

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"DO YOU THINK YOU’LL GET YOUR HEAD CHOPPED OFF in front of the whole court, like Lucifer’s last ambassador?" Beezle asked quietly

"Can we not talk about separation of ives me the queasies," I said out of the corner of my mouth

"Answer me, intruder, or you will be executed here and now for your cririp on the bowstring to show me he meant business

I held hter of Azazel I caoyle"

I jerked a thuave the three faeries a little finger wave

The faerie frowned "Daughter of Azazel? You are Lucifer’s ambassador?"

"Yes," I said warily "And who are you?"

"I am called Ivin If you are the ambassador, then why are you here instead of at court?"

"I didn’t co today Like I said, I didn’t even realize this was A for Beezle and kind of ended up here by accident"

Ivin’s face hardened "Accident is no excuse And besides, we are well versed in the duplicity of your kind How am I to know that you did not coe before the negotiations begin?"

"I give you ent that I did not coet a little nervous I knew that whatever happened here would probably otiator thatwhether I could outdraw three archers with ic should they decide that the best option all around would be to shoot ent , but the word of the fallen is less so," the faerie said

"I’ve never fallen froori, and thus you are one of their kind"