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The next morning I awoke to find Rat standing over me. “Good morning, Rat.” His reply was disconcerting as he stared at me. “Is it?” I rolled over and looked over to the spot where the specter had been. As seemed to be the usual, she was gone. “Yeah, I mean, I guess so.” I smiled[…]
“What did she want?” Jonathan stood in the open doorway of the smithy and peered down the street towards where Mara had walked. I sighed. “She needed to ask me about something.” Jonathan looked from me to the sword and scabbard in my hands. “Looks to me like you’re not planning on fighting her after all.” A[…]
The steam-filled air made it hard to breathe, and the sweat from my brow ran into my eyes making it increasingly difficult to see as I made my way down the corridor. Well, at least I know I’m going the right way. The strength in my legs seemed to lessen with each step as I trudged[…]