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Justinius cleared his throat "Actually, I just heard frouely familiar "Who?"

"The elven ambassador to Mid," Justinius said

Oh, that Giles Keril

"Keril got an identical set of papers this oblin lawyers on his embassy doorstep probably oblins are claihred, which is a treasured possession of the goblin people, attempted to murder a counselor of the royal House of Mal’Salin, and has kidnapped and falsely imprisoned said royal counselor" He winked slyly at irl"

I’h, I’d be able to hear Sarad Nukpana laughing

"By the way, you’re listed as an accessory," Justinius told Mychael "They claial jurisdiction as paladin"

At least I’d have co out to dry Last week Mychael had come to my home city of Mermeia to enlist hter, to help hihred before Sarad Nukpana could get his hands on it Both Mychael and Sarad Nukpana suspected the Saghred was in Merhred promptly attached itself to otten the raw end of that deal

Like father, like daughter

"I’ either one of you out to dry," Justinius told me point-blank

Further confiral strength, you may not have any choice, sir," Mychael told him

"The hell I don’t"

"The Seat of Twelve will have to be convened, and you only have two votes to their twelve Given that enough of them vote in our favor, the situation won’t escalate any further"

The Seat of Twelve was the na Conclave council In terht up there with Justinius Valerian

"And if you’re not too popular right now?" I didn’t want to ask, but I had to

"The goblin governs," Mychael said "If they prove just cause with the elven eainst you"

I wondered just how fast Phaelan could set sail

"They would have to prove that you had malice of intent on all counts," Justinius told us both "And I don’t think anyone who knows--or knew--Sarad Nukpana would call any treatment he received at your hands unprovoked"

I couldn’t be bonded to just any old stone of cataclysmic power

Mine had lawyers

Chapter 3

"I want to help find that girl," I said as soon as Mychael closed the archhed He looked about as tired as I felt I wasn’t the only one whose day had gone down the crapper

"I know you want to help," he told me "And under normal circuerous," I finished for hihred"

Mychael’s lips curled into a weary serous and unpredictable the mo had beeninmoments