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Chance surprised his coely faic Then he s sht can always defeat dark—ye just have to find a way to let it in” And with this pronouncement, he opened the door

Royce braced herself with eyes wide open

She had already witnessed the kind of hideous monster the Fallen Druid was The human in him had been consumed and was no more

This would be a fight to the death And it was all just fine—he was no longer hu broken …

She also sensed as they stood there that the Fallen one stood hidden in the dark of a long corridor at the far end of the cha for them

Then, out of nowhere, it was as though a fist slammed into her stomach! She doubled over and reached out to steady herself Next to her, she felt Chance hold her up, and then …

She saw Pestale in her mind

This was no time for a vision—but her visions picked their own times!

He was clothed oddly—like soons He turned away froh he saw her He couldn’t though She was having a vision He couldn’t possibly see her, but he said, “Princess Royce, my own love, beauty, and mate …”

She realized with horror that in her vision she ith him, that she had allowed him to take her hand and pull her close …

They were together somewhere in the past

And then the vision was gone, and reality stared at her hard, fast, and threatening

She groaned and felt as though her insides had turned toin this real her insides, she realized

“Lass, m’sweet lass … what is it?”

“Nothing,” she said and saw the de at theh to flood the room!