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“But the Redcaps…they’re horribleyou prisoner…”

“Oh, Sir Sanguine? She’s such a sweetheart! We get on fas, you know”

Tamburlaine spoke up “We ca”

“Nohat,” the Spinster sighed, “does Charlie need rescuing from today?”

“He doesn’t want to be King anymore”

“I don’t see what that has to do with ”

“Well, he feels pretty confident that you can help hi to be assassinated by Simon,” Hawthorn ventured

“I see”

“Can you?”

“I have no idea”

“Then why’s he so bloody sure you’re the gran for the job?” cried Blunderbuss

The Spinster slinted on a mole on her left cheek

“Because I’ve done it before,” she said “Twice”

A peal of indigo fire exploded through the air above the hurtled toward theed A colossal red Wyvern beat his wings against a hundred ru crimson neck