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Part 5 "No." Drusniel stood by the desk, still chilled from the morning walk. He'd spent…

Part 1 "Family meeting. Now. All of you." His father called from the study without…

Part 2 The presence found him that night. He shifted the pillow beneath his aching head…

Part 3 "House Vrinn is threatening my family." Drusniel set his damp cloak over a chair…

Part 4 The family dinner was his mother's idea. "Bring the bread before it cools," she…

Part 5 One hour of instruction. Drusniel tightened his knife belt. With the walk there…

Part 1 Veyla stumbled out of the smoke ahead of him, one hand against the wall. Drusniel…

Part 2 His father had backed against the far wall, where no one could get behind him…

Part 3 The corridor twisted ahead, branching into servant passages and storage rooms…

Part 4 Dried blood pulled at his upper lip whenever he swallowed. He waited. The pursuit…