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“The reuse of names by later (Maya) kings (of Palenque) is not random, but conforms to a reversed re-ordering. The overall king list suggests a closed system. We hesitate to think that Maya dynasties were predestined to end by themselves . .”

Book:Palenque: Eternal City of the Maya

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“Well, are you ready, Lada Dragwlya, daughter of the dragon?" Fire burned in her heart, and her wounded soul spread out, casting a shadow like wings across her country. This was hers. Not because of her father. Not because of Mehmed. Because the land itself had claimed her as its own. "Not Dragwlya," she said. "Lada Dracul. I am no longer the daughter of the dragon." She lifted her chin, sights set on the horizon. "I am the dragon.”

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Book:And I Darken

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Lada Mara

Book:And I Darken

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Power Lada

Book:And I Darken

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Defiance Lada Vlad

Book:And I Darken

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Lada Mehmed

Book:And I Darken

Source: And I Darken

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