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“I didn’t sense it in you.
I told the Dryad that I would lead you to the tree you seek.
“I...
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“Mordaunt to...
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“Mordaunt is not his ...
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When he was captured by the mastons, they did something...
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None of us can say his true n...
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“See? It’s strange magic. Unnatural.”
“Why do you want to help us?”
“Yes. We cannot go back.”
“Why do you seek the mother tree?”
“Why should we tr...
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She also sensed she could trust him.
“I came across your tracks yesterday. A spirit creature had followed you, and it led me to the farmer’s cottage.
“Yes. And our oaths are sacred to us. If I were to forswear myself, then I would lose the trust and respect of all the spirits of the Bearden Muir. They cannot abide dishonesty. My talisman would be useless to me. So yes . . . I’m being truthful.”
“The morrigan wolves are coming,” he said warningly. “They caught your scent at last.”
had been told they hunted people because they were blighted with the Myriad Ones.
Wreathes of blue flame began to swirl around Stright’s hands.
Captain Hoel approached, bow in hand, an arrow pulled back and aimed at the druid’s chest.
Eilean stepped in front of Stright, putting herself in the path.
“Come back to Muirwood,” he said, fixing his eyes on hers.
“I have not done what the Medium has sent me to do,” she answered.
“The Medium?” he said, his mouth tightening with disbelief. “Are you that far gone? You canno...
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“I’m afraid you are the one who misunderstands, Captain Hoel. I can tell the difference between darkness and li...
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“It’s not too late to turn back,” he whispered. “I know where your path is taking you. What will happen to you. Please. Trust me.”
“What of your fellows who attacked the abbey?”
“They were not my kind,”
“And I’m supposed to know the difference when someone is trying to gut me with a sickle?” Hoel shot back....
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“If you go further, I will hunt you,” Captain Hoel said. “I will do everything in my power to bring you to justice. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You’ve been tricked and misled.”
“Go, Captain,” she said. “You follow your orders.
I will follow mine.”
“This isn’t going to end well,” he said, frustrated. “I t...
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“You did. I accept my fate, what...
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An image flashed through her mind—an image from him, although she doubted he’d shared it intentionally. A stone cave carved with Leerings, engulfed in flames muc...
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A look of pity came to the captain’s eyes. His brow softened. “I’m sorry for that,” he said. “I believe you’ve been deceived by a heretic and an apostate. But remember that you chose it.” He pointed...
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“We all have choices.” She remembered something Mordaunt had once told her. Looking Hoel in the eye, she said, “Sooner or later everyone s...
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They were enemies now, and he was probably right.
She wouldn’t like it when it came time for him to capture her.
Just like he wouldn’t like it when she de...
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“In druid lore, the Holly King and the Oak King battled for dominance and formed a treaty whereby each rules half of the year. That is because the oak is majestic during spring and summer but loses its crown of leaves in the winter, and holly is most vibrant in fall and winter.
How about Holly since we are venturing into that season?”
My predecessor
was more inclined to trust than I.
This has given me a reputation that is not enti...
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almost every person is influenced not so much by truth...
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without reproach, my skills serve the nob...
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“How long have there been druids?”
“How old is the world?”
And that two individuals, the First Parents, were given dominion over it. The Garden of Leerings protected them from wickedness. But the man and
