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rendered, brother,"

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d, infiltrated the castle, determin

Prince Edward, Asher, Baron Harland, and

ed, our path to power is cle

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arkened. "He's no threat. A

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paled. "Where

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aught with danger, but Ian vowe

ld, and Ian would reclaim

to the unknown, their fat

into Morvia, Ian

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was long, and Ian knew t

ella asked, her voice

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l, they arrived at

f greeted them,

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ched. "I'll no

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you in any way I can. But fir

to Rosella and El

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an requested a meet

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princess Isabella i

elegantly.

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d smoothly, but Ian's th

spark, a connectio

and intelligent, just

gardens, Ian sought to know

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d. "I enjoy reading and

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ed easily, but Ian's th

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, may I ask

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her father, or did she

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