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Ethan recoiled as if someone had punched him in the face. He clutched his head the same way Alana was, like someone had turned the inside of his skull into a drum. They both fell to the ground and it took a few seconds for Alana's splitting headache to subside enough for rational thought.She looked around to get her bearings.The alley was deserted except for Ethan, Rachel, herself and Beth's body. Rachel stood frozen like a statue exactly where she had been when Beth...She shook her head, but that just caused the splitting headache to return. She waited a moment, and struggled to stand, both her hands and knees slipping several times in the wet cobblestone pavement. She got unsteadily on her feet, head still pounding from the echoing voice and being hit by the dragon's tail.The world had just stopped spinning when at least a dozen men – Arcanum guards by the uniforms – ran into the alley from both ends. They all had swords drawn and the moment they saw the dragon, they closed rank
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As she lay there on the stone floor, her thoughts drifted to Ethan. She met him about six weeks ago and her entire life had been flipped upside down since then. Her farm had been destroyed, she had bonded, fallen in love, had her heart broken, watched the man she loved marry another woman, watched that woman die, seen Ethan rip men apart with his bare hands, and been in mortal danger more times than she could count.Even with all of that, she wouldn't have missed meeting him for the world. She smiled slightly and found it didn't hurt.Life certainly was strange.Finally awake enough to think clearly, she began to call upon her mana to heal her wounds. She was pleased to discover they weren't bad, just painful. A few minutes later they were all healed and she sat up."Ethan," She called, but no one answered."Rachel?" She tried again, but still no response. She was about to call for Beth, when she realize Beth wouldn't answer. She felt tears well up in her eyes and she didn't stop them
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"But, but what about my time with him? I want him to focus on me and our relationship. If he marries another woman, then he'll have to focus on her too.""Ah, but where does the Book of Light say your focus – or your husband's focus – should be?"Beth looked away sheepishly and mumbled. "On Illuminar Himself.""So, should you desire Ethan to completely focus on you?"Beth crossed her arms, clenched her teeth and mumbled a few choice words under her breath, but shook her head anyway."So then, wouldn't Ethan taking another wife serve as a constant reminder that he shouldn't focus exclusively on you, any more than you should focus on him?Beth decided the silent treatment was the right way to go. That would show this beautiful, smart and absolutely infuriating woman. Yes, the silent treatment would be perfect. Consequently, an uncomfortable silence hung in the air for several minutes.Or at least it made Beth uncomfortable.Gabriella didn't look the least bit uneasy. She just stood ther
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Supreme Magistrate Haglath raised his gavel and swung it down at the bench.But it never hit.It stopped mere inches from the desk like it had hit something solid."One moment please," A voice called from among the old men on the benches. The voice sounded ancient, like the one speaking was barely healthy enough to get the words out."Elder Goman," Supreme Magistrate Haglath said, and his face showed his displeasure. "You have something to add?""Yes," Elder Goman said. "Let me just get to my feet. Please help me my dear."An incredibly beautiful woman – who couldn't have been older than twenty – rushed next a frail looking old man. His hair was thin, and grew in patchy white wisps. His beard was long and looked to have bits of food in it left over from breakfast – or possibly longer ago. His face looked like it had seen a thousand years pass. His eyelid drooped and his hand shook on the well-worn cane he was holding.It took almost ten seconds for the woman to help him to stand up. W
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Ethan struggled to his feet for the first time in almost two days. He heard the door behind him slam shut because the guard who released the straps hadn't stuck around to see what happened next.Ethan stretched all of his limbs to their utmost to work the kinks out after his long confinement. As he stretched, he noticed something very peculiar. His groin felt a little different. A quick peek showed he was back down to three testicles. The fourth one seemed to have disappeared since Beth died.*Are you ready for this?* Alana's voice rang out in his head. It was dripping with worry.*Ready as I'll ever be.* Ethan replied then put the missing testicle out of his mind. He had more pressing concerns right now, like preventing his imminent and gruesome death.The room He occupied was only about ten feet square. Behind him was a locked and barred door; in front of him was a large portcullis. Beyond the portcullis he could hear thousands of people all talking at once.Looking through the gaps
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Ethan pressed the attack.With his longer reach and incredibly fast spear tip, Ethan was able to keep the champion on the defensive. Every time the champion started an attack, Ethan would launch a fast and powerful lunge. Ethan even managed to hit the chain mail several times, but the tip just wouldn't penetrate it.*Turn it around.* Alana said telepathically after Ethan failed the third time to penetrate the champion's chain mail.*What?* Ethan asked.*Your spear, turn it around.* Alana repeated. *I specifically designed the spike at the back to penetrate chainmail. Use it.*Ethan stopped attacking for a moment to flip his spear around. As it turns out, the champion was just waiting for such an opening. The champion charged in and began to rain sword blows on Ethan almost faster than he could keep up. Ethan blocked them with his spear, and discovered that the shaft was almost impervious to cuts. The champion's sword hits barely nicked the wood.Thank God for Alana's enchanting skills
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Curiosity killed the Fey...* * *"I dreamed a dream in time gone by," Hailey sung under her breath as she scrubbed the floor. "When hope was high and life worth living."She pulled at the leather slave collar around her neck. No matter how she moved her head, it always seemed to dig into her chin or collarbone. She considered trying to get it off again, but didn't want to be caught trying.Again."I dreamed that love would never die," She continued singing quietly. "I dreamed that God would be forgiving."Bracing herself, she plunged the rag into the ice cold water to rinse it out. She winced, then started on the next section of floor. "Then I was young and unafraid, and dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, no song unsung, no wine untasted."Hailey felt a few tears collect at the corners of her eyes. This wasn't how her life was supposed to turn out. She was supposed to be at college, or starting her career, or maybe marrying and settling down. Anywhe
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"How DARE you treat her like that!" The dragon shouted as he placed himself between her and her owner - no, her former owner. She was momentarily confused. He almost looked like he was trying to protect her."I'm giving her to you," Her owner said. "A life for a life. My debt of honor is repaid so don't even think of trying to collect."A low growl escaped the dragon's throat and her former owner looked terrified. He backed up as fast as possible without losing face until he hit the doorway, then turned and fled the room. The dragon growled after him for several seconds while flexing his claws like he was itching to use them. Finally, it turned around to look at her.She flinched."Are you okay?" it asked. There was a surprising note of concern and care in its voice. Plus, now that he didn't look livid he seemed much more... human? Personable?"Um, yeah," Hailey replied."Don't worry, he's not as scary as he looks," A woman with flame red hair said."Well, sometimes his breath is," A
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