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“Whose seal is this? I don’t recognize it.” Annwyl let out a sigh. “The Reinholdt.” “The Reinholdt?” He frowned in thought; then his body jolted. “Good gods! That madman from the north?” “The very one.” “Honestly …” He glanced again at the letter. “I didn’t know anyone in the Reinholdt Clan could write.”

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What a Dragon Should Know

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