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Chapter 111: A Request
Casser and Wen looked at each other, thinking of how they should answer Retta’s question.
“You can say that.” It was Casser who answered. “We had barely left the gates of Alnoc when imperial forces marched into Alnoc. We know now that Dalik, one of the Emperor’s top officers had entered the city and installed himself as governor.”
Retta looked disturbed. “Maybe I was too young to remember, but I don’t recall seeing any of the imperial officers in Alnoc. I was just a little girl when I was brought here to learn the healing arts. Perhaps it’s best that I don’t remember Alnoc much.”
“How old were you when you came here?” asked Eldion. All that time, he was just listening to what his companions were telling Retta.
“I was about five years old. I remember glimpses of Alnoc. I remember the t
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