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n，”roycesugsted

“fallen，”illsisted“there’neoanuanironood，halfhidthe

anchesafareyes”hesiledthly“itookcaresheneversahenitcloser，isathatsheasn’tovgneither”desitehiself，heshivered

nuhaveachill?”royceasked

n，”illuttered“thed，’lord”

nhtturnedhisgrizzledanatarsfrostfallenleaveshiseredastthe，androyce’sdestrierovedrestlessly“hatdoyouthkighthavekilledthesen，gared?”serayaraskedcasually17headjtedthedraeofhislongsaak

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nldtoo，lordlg”garedulledd，givgserayaraodlonglookatthestus20herehisearshades，andthelittlefroffylefthanditofflightefoundyzenathisatch，ithasileonhisface”

ned“yououghtdressorearly，gared”

n，thescarsaroundhisearholesfshedredithanrhereaesteraeonhadcuttheearsaay“e’llseehoaryoucandresshentheteres”heulleduhishoodandhunched21hisgarron，silentandsullen22

naredsaidiastheld…”iln

nudran23anyatchesthisaseek，ill?”

nrd”thereneverasaeekhenhedidnotdraadozendy24atcheshaas