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from each other.

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sank. "Y

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whispered. "Then I shoul

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presence filled her senses.

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rowled. "C

lenched.

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ge. Houses smoldered. Bodies lay

ught. Her hand f

burned. His

voice was hard. "Rogues.

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pack with no honor.

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hook. "We s

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my land. They touched my people. T

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