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‘Rafe and I assu punished— Life is rarely what one thinks In any case he caht him here must be serious If he is in trouble, I must find him’

His hand was still on hers, waresture and the ade she did not knohat to do She thought of her brothers—she would cross deserts for them and not think twice

‘I’e’

He took his hand away and went to the door

‘I owe hireat deal More than I can repay I must speak with Poppy now’

Chapter Two

Jephteh pointed to the darkness below the cliff, his fingers biting into Gabriel’s shoulder ‘Mortals are prodigiously foolish, boy You will die the moment you strike those rocks, yet you waste your precious lastwhat lies in those shadows’

—Captives of the Hidden City,

Desert Boy Book Four

Bahariya wasn’t quite what Saold sand dunes, whattown of roves

At least they were finally there, she thought with relief, because every last inch of her ached and she had to consciously stop herself fro her lips because they dried so quickly in the desert breeze it felt like they ht crack open like overripe fruit

Her body felt like it had taken a beating but her pride was faring the worst

Edgea caracefully on the dusty cloth saddle as Daoud and Youssef while she felt her joints