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forces even slightly to venture south to deal
with them, if it distracted Erawan when
Dorian went to the Valg king’s stronghold ...
He’d accept it.
He’d already offered Manon and Glennis
what he knew regarding the kingdom and its
rulers. Nehemia’s parents and two younger
brothers. Adarlan’s empire had done its work
thoroughly in decimating Eyllwe’s army, so
any hope on that front was impossible, but if
they mustered a few thousand soldiers to head
northward ... It’d be a boon for his friends.
If they could survive, it would be enough.
Dorian closed his eyes, and Vesta fell
silent. For days, she’d sat with him when her
training and scouting permitted it, watching
for any of the shifting that he attempted:
changing his hair, his skin, his eyes.
None of it occurred.
His magic had touched that stolen shifter’s