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“Farisio blieb stehen. Schauder schüttelten seinen Körper. So viel gebündelte magische Energie hatte er bislang nur einmal gespürt, in der Nähe eines großen Raumportals. Er fühlte sich, als hätte ihn ein magischer Blitz getroffen und als würden seine Füße über dem Boden schweben, doch als er an sich heruntersah, erwies sich das als Täuschung.”

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Die Gilde der Schatten

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