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“He watched Attolia out of the corner of his eye. She was still cool, like a bre…”

“As a ten-year-old boy, the Thief of Eddis could stop a grown man in his tracks …”

“The queen had passed him, so close he'd felt the stir of air, and he guessed th…”

“Costis bowed stiffly. “I am here to make sure that you stay in bed, Your Majest…”