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“Give him a few days to realise our little wife isn’t as breakable as we feared,” Vidrol said, pulling out a chair on my other side. He winked at me. “Once he realises the possibilities, as I have, his mood will improve greatly.” “You’re sick,” Fjor muttered. “Terminally,”

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A Castle of Ash

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