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Eryk glared at Darcy “Just wait until I have ht Ceremony You won’t be so bossy then!”
I will still have sharper teeth
Hard to argue with that,Ranon thought But he would have to ht He wasn’t sure Eryk’s Birthright Jeould end up outranking Darcy’s, but the boy couldn’t be allowed to use power to hurt sos and furand sharper teeth
He and the otherthe house where Lord Rogir and his fairls were in the front yard, ju the rope and Keely was ju over it
He didn’t stop The girls were still uneasy around strangers, and Keely, despite looking like a live furry toy at theFe in the Queen’s square and wouldn’t hesitate to attack if proper introductions weren’t made And he really didn’t want to take ti—that Scelties deeet close to their humans
“That was another Sceltie?” Hikaeda asked “How many are there?”
“Feels like hundreds some days, but there are twelve of thee that only held a few hundred people, the odds werenot in the humans’ favor
He took the men down a few other streets The occupied houses were carefully tended Not y and purpose, of work being done with good heart
His people had always had heart Now there was also joy
“You lost people,” Ferall said quietly, tipping his head to indicate the empty houses
“Here in Eyota, e and the uprisings,” Ranon replied Meaning htered by the twisted Queens who had been encouraged to eliminate the Shalador people
“I’m sorry,” Ferall said
“We survived, and noe have hope”
Ferall gave hiuests stopped Just stopped
Anyone who far ready for the harvest that would begin in a few more weeks AndBut the first i this carefully planned frenzy grow on a daily basis was that every h to lift and carry, and every person who had soardless of gender—was on the s
“Mother Night,” Elendill said
Calling in the watch his grandfather had given him for his twentieth birthday, Ranon opened the cover and checked the tiht aboutnow”
Sure enough, Burle stepped out of one of the buildings In a Craft-enhanced voice, he hollered, “Break!”
All the pounding, sawing, clattering noises stopped People cas and headed up the street
“Elders’ Park is being used as a rest station,” Ranon said “There is food and water there, and one or two of the elders are there each day to listen to the people or answer questions”
“Hell’s fire, Ranon,” Hikaeda said “How are your people able to do this?”
Ranon took a deep breath and let it out slowly He heard the envy in Hikaeda’s voice—and worried about Ferall’s silence But they needed to knohy this prosperity was starting here
“This is the Queen’s hoe, and it is because of her that we have been able to make certain business connections that will be able to benefit all of Dena Nehele in time” He paused “Gray has become friends with Daee for Prince Sadi owning a few businesses here in Eyota, the court was given a loan for supplies the people in Dena Nehele will need, especially this co winter”
A shocked gasp fro Sadi’s name had that effect on most men