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"You didn’t tell el of death," I whispered, aze darkened "Cassandra told you"

I nodded "I should have guessed I er"

"She shouldn’t have scared you"

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"Stupid drea h to reachover my shoulders "Maybe it was a vision of the future I have those, you know So el of death"

There was a short pause "I am"

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This wasthat I wasn’t sure if he’d answer me But then, "You say whatever’s on your mind, but sometimes you need to listen with more than just your ears Words aren’t always that reliable"

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I blinked at the sudden change in subject,I turned to face him directly "What is it?"

He reached under his shirt and pulled out an object wrapped in leather He unwrapped it slowly to reveal the contents

I tentatively drew a little closer to see it It was a gold dagger, smaller than the one he had, which was the better part of a foot including the hilt This wasto a sharp tip A ruby was set into the ornately carved hilt

"It’s absolutely beautiful," I breathed