by Koren Rabe
William-agulped,-astanding-astill-aas-ahe-awatched-athe-aodd-aantics.-aHe-arecognized-athem,-asomewhat.-aHe'd-aread-aabout-aWizards-athat-astudied-aFate-aMagic.-aMany-aof-atheir-aspells-acentered-aaround-ausing-amagic-ato-ainterpret-athe-aworld-aaround-athem,-ato-aattempt-ato-asee-ainto-athe-afuture-aor-apast,-aand-ato-asee-ahow-athe-afate-aof-aevery-abeing-awas-aconnected.-aThis-afield-aof-amagic-awasn't-aalways-areliable-aand-awas-avery-adifficult-ato-amaster.-a
The-aBlack-aLightning-aWizard-amerely-astared-aat-ahis-acomrade,-aas-aif-aused-ato-ahis-aantics.-a
A-afew-amoments-apassed-abefore-athe-afat-awizard-astood-aup,-avisibly-ashaking-awith-aexhaustion,-abut-awith-aa-ahuge-asmile-aon-ahis-aface.-a
"I-athink-awe've-afound-aa-apotential-alead,-aGraxital."-aHe-asaid,-anodding-aat-ahis-aally.-aHe-aturned-aback-ato-aface-aWilliam.-aHe-athen-alooked-aover-atowards-athe-aRoyal-aWizard-aAymon-aand-abowed-aslightly.-a
"It-aseems-awe-awill-aneed-ayour-aassistance-aonce-amore,-aAymon."-a
The-aelderly-aman-agave-aa-asharp-anod-aand-aspoke-afor-athe-afirst-atime,-ahis-avoice-aaged,
"It-ais-amy-apleasure-ato-aassist-ain-aHis-aHighness-aTelmon's-amission."-aHis-avoice-acontained-aa-afaint-ahint-aof-aawe-aat-athe-aname-ahe'd-aspoken.-a
Oblong-aturned-aback-atowards-aWilliam.
"Tomorrow-amorning,-aafter-aI've-asufficiently-arecovered,-awould-ayou-abe-aso-akind-aas-ato-alead-aus-ato-athe-aplace-awhere-ayou-acaptured-athat-aIronhide-aWolf?"-a
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The-anext-aday.
Drago-ayawned-aas-ahe-acame-aawake,-afeeling-acalmer-athan-ahe-ahad-ain-aa-along-atime.-aHe-ablinked-ahis-aeyes-aas-ahe-acame-afully-aawake,-ataking-aa-alook-aat-athe-adismal-acave-ahe-awas-aresting-ain.-a
It-awas-athe-asame-aas-aever,-apoorly-alit-aby-athe-alocal-amoss.-aThe-adamaged-aSpace-aPouch-alay-aoff-ato-athe-aside,-adiscarded-aand-abroken.-aHe-asmiled-aas-ahe-atook-ait-aall-ain,-afeeling-aat-apeace-awith-ahimself.-a
His-astomach-arumbled,-ahowever,-areminding-ahim-athat-ahe-awas-astill-ain-aa-abody-athat-awas-aswiftly-agrowing.-a
'Ausra,-ahow-amuch-alonger-aam-aI-ain-athis-ababy-aform?'-aHe-aqueried-amentally,-afocusing-aon-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix.-a
'Approximately-a6-amore-ahours,'-aAusra's-avoice-aresponded-acooly-ain-ahis-ahead,-a'After-awhich-ayou-awill-abe-aable-ato-aevolve-ainto-aa-aYoung-aAdult-aMyyr-aDragon,-aand-afreely-aswitch-abetween-ayour-aSalamander-aand-aDraconic-aforms,-aor-aeven-amerge-athem,-athough-athis-amay-anot-anecessarily-acreate-aa-astronger-aform.'-a
Drago-anodded.-aIt-awas-athe-aanswer-ahe-aexpected,-aaccording-ato-awhat-ahe'd-alearned-aso-afar.-a
His-astomach-arumbled-aa-asecond-atime.-aHe-astretched-ahis-abody,-afeeling-athe-amuscles-atwitch-aas-ahe-agot-aup.-a
It-awas-atime-ato-ago-ahunting.
###-aChapter-a11-a--aLucky-aday
The-amountainous-aregion-aDrago-awas-ain-awas-aknown-aas-athe-aNebra-aMountains.-aThe-alarge-aforest-ato-athe-asouth-awas-acalled-athe-aThousand-aOak-aForest.-aThe-amountains-astretched-afor-aseveral-adozen-amiles,-awhile-athe-aforests-astretched-afor-anearly-athree-ahundred-amiles,-ataking-aup-ahuge-atracts-aof-aland,-aall-aof-ait-afilled-awith-abeasts.-a
The-alocation-aDrago-ahad-aoriginally-aspawned-ain-aat-awas-afound-aroughly-atwenty-amiles-afrom-athe-aNebra-aMountains,-ain-aa-asmall,-anondescript-aclearing-anear-aa-ariver.-aA-arough-adirt-acrater-amarred-athis-aotherwise-apicturesque-alocale,-aa-acrater-awhich-agrass-aand-aplants-awere-ajust-anow-astarting-ato-areclaim.-a
On-athe-abrook-aof-athis-ariver,-aa-ayoung-asalamander-awith-agreen-ascales,-aroughly-athree-fourths-aof-aa-ameter-along,-awas-aslowly-amoving-aabout,-alooking-adown-acarefully.-aIts-aclaws-agleamed-aas-ait-aprepared-ato-apounce-aon-aany-aunfortunate-afish-athat-acame-anear-ait.-aThe-ariver-ashined-aa-abrilliant-apearly-ablue,-athe-amorning-asunlight-areflecting-aoff-aof-ait.
Just-aas-athe-asalamander-awas-apreparing-ato-apounce,-aa-afigure-ablurred-ainto-aexistence-abehind-ait-aand-astabbed-aa-ahand-athrough-aits-aback,-adirectly-apiercing-athe-asalamander's-aheart.-aA-aheavy-aaura-aof-ablood-asurrounded-athis-afigure,-agiving-ait-aan-aominous-aappeal.-a
The-asalamander-adied-ainstantly,-ared-ablood-aspattering-aon-athe-aground-aand-adyeing-athe-anearby-astream-apink-afor-aa-afew-aseconds.-a
"Crude-aas-aalways-aBrutus."-aA-asmooth,-aenthralling-avoice-arang-aout-afrom-aafar-aas-aanother-afigure-ashimmered-ainto-aexistence.-a
A-apetite-awoman-athat-alooked-alike-aa-ahuman,-aexcept-afor-aa-avery-afaint-agrey-atinge-aon-aher-askin.-aHer-aface-awas-aone-aof-abeauty,-aperfectly-aproportioned-alips-aand-agorgeous-aviolet-aeyes.-aA-asmall,-apetite-anose-acomplimented-aher-adainty-asmile,-awhile-aher-along-ared-ahair-aswayed-alightly-ain-athe-abreeze,-amaking-aher-aappear-alike-asome-asort-aof-aethereal-afairy.-aShe-awore-aa-atight-aset-aof-ablack-aleather-athat-adid-anothing-ato-ahide-aher-acurves.-a
"It's-athe-afirst-atime-aI've-aseen-athis-aworld,-aGaia."-aThe-aspeaker-ashrugged,-atossing-athe-adead-asalamander-acorpse-ato-athe-aside.-a
He-awas-aa-abig,-abrute-aof-aa-aman,-abulging-amuscles-abarely-acovered-aby-athe-aloose-ablack-ashirt-ahe-awore,-aand-aa-apair-aof-ablack-aleather-apants,-astanding-aroughly-atwo-ameters-atall.-aHe-ahad-ashort,-ared-ahair,-awith-aa-arough-alooking-aface-athat-acarried-aa-ahint-aof-ahandsome-acharm.-aA-astrong-achin-aand-anear-aperfect-aproportions-awere-amarred-aby-atwo-avery-alarge-ared-ascars,-acrossing-ahis-aface-ain-aan-aX-apattern-athat-astarted-aat-aeach-aear,-aand-awent-aacross-ahis-acheeks,-anose,-aand-adown-ato-athe-asides-aof-ahis-aneck.-aHis-askin-awas-aof-aa-asimilar-ashade,-avery-afaintly-agrey.-a
"Blood-aMagic:-aArise."-aBrutus-asaid,-aclapping-ahis-ahands-atogether.-aA-afew-asmall-agolden-arings-aon-ahis-ahands-aglinted,-aclinking-aquietly-aas-athey-acollided.-a
Immediately,-athe-adead-asalamander's-abody-atwitched.-aA-aglowing-ared-alight-aappeared-aaround-ait-aas-ait-astood-aup,-aslowly-aturning-ato-aface-athe-amuscular-aman.-a
Brutus-aturned-ato-alook-aat-aGaia,-agiving-aher-aa-aleer-filled-agrin,-arevealing-aa-aset-aof-aperfect-awhite-ateeth.-aThe-aonly-aoddity-ain-ahis-asmile-awas-athe-atwo-apairs-aof-apointed-ateeth,-atwo-aon-atop-aand-atwo-aon-abottom,-athat-aappeared-ain-ahis-amouth,-aglinting-asoftly.-a
"After-ayou,-amilady."-aHe-abowed-acrudely.-a
Gaia-arolled-aher-aeyes,-amaking-aeven-athat-alook-abeautiful-aas-ashe-astepped-aforward.-aShe-awaved-aher-ahand-acasually-ato-athe-aside.-a
From-aout-aof-aseemingly-anowhere,-aa-along,-ared-astaff-awith-aa-aglowing-awhite-acrystal-ashaped-alike-aan-aeyeball-aappeared,-agiving-aoff-aa-afaintly-ademonic-aaura.-aGaia-aheld-athe-astaff-abefore-aher,-aturning-ato-afocus-aon-athe-aArisen-aRed-aSalamander.-a
"Blood-aMagic:-aDrawing-aFate."-aShe-aclosed-aher-aeyes-aas-ashe-aspoke,-aconcentrating-afully-aon-acasting-aher-aspell.-a
Faint-ared-alines-abegan-ato-arise-aup-afrom-athe-aSalamander,-aslowly-aconnecting-awith-athe-aglowing-acrimson-astaff.-aRed-asymbols-aappeared-ain-athe-aair,-aand-avanished-amysteriously.-a
After-aa-along-amoment,-aGaia-aopened-aher-aeyes-aagain.-a
"To-athe-anorth,-athe-adisturbance-ain-afate-ais-ato-athe-anorth.-aThe-areverberations-aare-agetting-afainter,-aand-afainter,-ahowever.-aAfter-aa-afew-amore-aweeks-ait-awill-abe-aimpossible-ato-atrack."-aHer-avoice-arang-aout,-atinged-awith-aa-ahint-aof-aexcitement.-a
Brutus-ashrugged,
"As-along-aas-awe-acan-afind-ait-abefore-athe-ahumans-aor-ashades-ado,-aHighlord-aMarcus-awon't-acare.-aIt's-aa-ashame-anone-aof-athe-adisturbances-aappeared-ain-aany-aof-aour-aworlds.-aWe-awere-alucky-ato-abe-aon-aa-aconnector-aplanet-anearby."-aBrutus's-avoice-awas-afilled-awith-areverence-aat-athe-amention-aof-athe-aname-aMarcus.
Gaia-asimply-anodded-aher-ahead,-aand-athen-awaved-aher-ahand-acasually.-aImmediately,-aa-apool-aof-ared-ablood-abegan-ato-aappear,-atentacles-aof-ared-ablood-awhipping-aback-aand-aforth,-aforming-ainto-athe-ashape-aof-aa-ahuge,-a3-ameter-atall-awolf.-a
"Salum,"-aShe-awhispered-aas-ashe-asoftly-astroked-athe-aside-aof-athe-aBlood-aWolf,-aher-aeyes-afilled-awith-agentle-alove-aand-acare,"Lead-ame-ato-athe-aone-athat-adisturbed-afate."-a
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Drago-agrinned-acheerfully-aas-alooked-adown-aat-athe-ameat-ain-afront-aof-ahim.-aToday-areally-awas-ahis-alucky-aday.-a
After-ahe-agot-aup,-ahe'd-aset-aoff-ato-ago-ahunting.-aHis-agoal-atoday-awas-amostly-ajust-ato-aloaf-aaround-atill-ahe-awas-aable-ato-aevolve-ato-aa-astronger-aform.-aHis-acurrent-aform-awas-afast,-abut-anot-avery-astrong.-a
Therefore,-ato-afill-ahis-astomach,-ahe'd-adecided-ato-ahunt-asome-afish-afrom-athe-ariver,-aand-athen-ago-alooking-afor-asome-aMagic-aHerbs.-a
When-ahe-aleft-ahis-ahidden-acave,-ahowever,-ahe-afound-aa-asmall-agroup-aof-aMountain-aDeer-agrazing-aby-athe-ariver.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-amost-aof-athe-aMountain-aDeer-awere-aeither-aEarth-aor-aMortal-aClass.-aEven-aas-aa-aMyyr-aWyrmling,-ahe-ashould-abe-aable-ato-ahandle-asomething-alike-athat.-a
Especially-awith-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aability.-a
According-ato-aAusra,-aevery-aAbility-ahe-alearned-awould-astick-awith-ahim,-ano-amatter-awhat-aphysical-aform-ahe-ahad.-aIt-awas-aa-avery-auseful-abenefit-athat-ahe-aabsolutely-awould-atake-aadvantage-aof.-a
Drago-ahad-astalked-athe-adeer,-aslowly-acrawling-aup-aa-atree-ato-athe-aside-aof-athe-avalley.-aHe-athen-aquietly-aleapt-afrom-atree-ato-atree,-afocusing-aon-athe-adeer-adown-abelow.-a
Soon-ahe-areached-aone-aof-athe-apaths-athat-aled-ato-athe-avalley-ariver,-aworn-aaway-aby-athousands-aof-abeasts-amoving-aover-atime.-a
He-ahid-aon-aa-atree-abranch,-aremaining-aabsolutely-astill-aas-ahe-awatched-athe-adeer.-a
Mountain-aDeer-awere-alarge,-abut-anot-atoo-aabnormally-alarge.-aThey-awere-ajust-aa-alittle-abigger-athan-aregular-adeer,-aback-aon-aEarth,-awith-atougher-abrown-aleather-ahide,-aand-avery-asolid-ablack-ahooves.-a
Eventually-athe-adeer-abegan-ato-aleave-athe-avalley,-ahaving-adrunk-atheir-afill.-aThere-awere-aroughly-atwenty-aof-athem,-aa-asizable-agroup.-a
They-abegan-ato-ahead-atowards-athe-apath-aDrago-awas-ahovering-aover.-a
Drago-ahadn't-apicked-athis-apath-aby-achance.-aAfter-aobserving-athe-adeer-abefore,-ahe-aknew-atheir-atype-awere-askittish,-aand-awould-astick-ato-aroutine.-aThis-apath-awas-anot-aonly-aone-athat-awas-adecently-aopen-aon-aall-asides,-awith-aonly-aa-afew-atrees-ablocking-aone's-avision,-abut-athe-amost-awell-aworn-apath-ain-athe-avalley.-a
As-athe-adeer-abegan-ato-atravel-aunder-ahim,-aDrago-abided-ahis-atime,-apicking-aout-ahis-atarget.-aA-alarge,-ameaty-adear-aat-athe-aback-aof-athe-apack.-a
He'd-aconsidered-agoing-afor-aa-aweaker-alooking-aone,-abut-adecided-aagainst-ait.-aWith-ahis-acurrent-acapabilities,-ahe-ashould-ahave-ano-atrouble-ataking-aout-aa-adeer-aof-athis-astature.-a
Tense-aseconds-awent-aby,-aand-asoon-athat-alarge-adeer-awas-aright-abelow-ahim.-a
Moving-aquickly,-aDrago-ajumped-adown-afrom-athe-abranch-ahe-awas-aon,-aactivating-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aability-aas-ahe-aattacked.-aHe-ahad-apracticed-athe-aAbility-aoften-aenough-athat-ahe-acould-ause-ait-ainstantly-anow.-a
His-aclaws-aglowed-aa-afiery-ared-awhite-aas-athey-aplunged-ainto-athe-aflesh-aof-athe-adeer.-aA-asplit-asecond-alater-athe-aherd-aof-adeer-ascattered,-apanicking-aat-athe-asight-aof-aa-apredator.-aThe-asmell-aof-acooked-ameat-abegan-ato-adrift,-asizzling.-a
The-ameaty-adeer-aDrago-ahad-aattacked-aleapt-aup-ainto-athe-aair-aand-astruggled,-atrying-ato-athrow-aDrago-aoff.-aIts-amuscular-ashoulders-amade-aits-amovements-amuch-astronger-athan-athat-aof-aany-aregular-adeer-aon-aearth,-aeach-astomp-aexerting-ahundreds-aof-apounds-aof-apressure.-a
Drago-awas-arelentless-ain-ahis-apursuit,-ahowever,-aand-aplunged-ahis-aclaws-adeeper,-afeeling-athe-astruggles-aof-athe-adeer-aweaken.-a
A-afew-aseconds-apassed,-aand-athe-adeer-acollapsed,-aits-abody-alying-astill-aas-ait-apassed-aon.-a
Drago-ablinked-aas-ahe-alooked-adown,-afinally-anoticing-asomething.-a
The-asmell-aof-acooked-aflesh-ain-athis-abody…-ait-asmelled…-adelicious!-a
When-ahe-awas-ain-ahis-aRed-aSalamander-aform,-ahe-ahadn't-acared-awhether-athe-aflesh-aof-aan-aanimal-ahe-ahunted-awas-acooked-aor-anot.-aThe-arich,-araw-ataste-aof-ablood-ahad-abeen-aa-adelight-ato-ahis-atongue.-a
In-athis-abody,-ahowever…-aDrago-awasn't-asure-aif-ahis-ataste-abuds-ahad-achanged,-abut-athe-asmell-aof-athe-adeer-ain-afront-aof-ahim-awas-amouth-awatering.-a
He-afrowned-aas-ahe-alooked-adown-aat-ahis-ahands,-ahowever.-aThe-afire-afrom-ahis-aclaws-awas-aa-abit-atoo-ahot.-aThe-aflesh-aof-athe-adeer-awhere-ahis-aclaws-ahad-alanded-ahad-acharred-ablack.-aIf-ahe-awanted-ato-aroast-athis-adeer,-ahe'd-aneed-ato-afigure-aout-aa-away-ato-atone-adown-athe-aheat-aon-ahis-aclaws,-aor-ause-asome-aother-amethod.-a
As-ahe-athought-aabout-athis,-ahe-aturned-ato-athe-aside,-aeyeing-athe-atree-anext-ato-ahim.-aIn-aparticular,-aa-aset-aof-along,-atwo-ainch-athick-abranches,-aan-aidea-arunning-athrough-ahis-amind.-a
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"Space-aMagic:-aBlinking-aShip!"-aRoyal-aWizard-aAymon's-avoice-aquivered-aas-ahe-aclapped-ahis-ahands-atogether,-adrawing-aenergy-afrom-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-ato-apower-athe-aspell.-aHe-amade-aseveral-aconfusing-amotions-awith-ahis-ahands,-aa-astream-aof-aglowing-awhite-asymbols-aforming-ain-athe-aair.-a
After-aa-afew-amoments,-athe-avague-aoutline-aof-aa-asmall,-afloating-awhite-aboat-atook-ashape-ain-athe-aair.-aIt-agave-aoff-afaint-areverberations-athat-ashook-athe-aair,-amystifying-aenergy-awaves-athat-awere-aalmost-aimpossible-ato-aunderstand.-a
William-alooked-aon-ain-aawe-aat-athe-atransparent,-afloating-aship,-ahis-aeyes-acurious.-a
They-awere-acurrently-astanding-aoutside-aof-aYor-aCity.-aThe-acity-aitself-awas-aaround-a3-aand-aa-ahalf-amiles-awide,-aone-aof-athe-alargest-acities-athis-afar-awest-ain-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire.-aThe-awalls-aof-athe-acity-awere-aone-aof-aits-acenterpieces,-ahuge-a10-ameter-ahigh-astone-awalls,-aenchanted-awith-aspells-ato-areinforce-athem.-aThe-acity-awas-aa-apowerful-astronghold,-aonce-aused-aas-aa-afrontier-acity-ato-aclear-aout-avarious-abeasts.-a
The-aObsidia-aRiver-aKingdom-awas-astill-ain-athe-aprocess-aof-aexpanding-aand-aconquering-anew-aterritory.-a
After-atouching-abase-awith-athe-aRobel-aFamily,-athe-ade-afacto-arulers-aof-aYor-aCity,-athe-aDepartment-aWizards-ahad-astayed-aover-aat-athe-aRobel-aFamily-acompound.-aIt-awas-acurrently-athe-amorning-aof-athe-aday-aafter.
One-aof-aWilliam's-aspells-acreated-aa-atransport-avessel-alike-athis.-aBut-ajust-aby-alooking-aat-athe-afloating-aship,-aWilliam-acould-aalready-atell-athis-aone-afar-aoutclassed-ahis-aown.-a
"Excellent-amagic!"-aThe-atalkative-aFate-aWizard-aOblong-asaid-acheerfully-aas-athe-afloating-aship-abegan-ato-aland,-aready-ato-abe-aboarded.-a
"Let's-aget-amoving."-aOblong-aturned-ato-alook-aat-aWilliam,-agrinning-ahappily.-aThe-aFate-aWizard-awas-aextremely-apleased-awith-athe-aresults-aof-ahis-aForetelling.-aHe-ahad-aalready-asent-aa-amessage-ato-athe-aFate-aWizard-astanding-awith-aLord-aHadrion.-aIf-athings-aturned-aout-awell,-athis-amight-abe-athe-alucky-abreak-ahe-aneeded-ato-aget-ahis-aname-aout-athere-aand-again-athe-aresources-ahe-aneeded-ato-astep-ainto-athe-aGrandmaster-aClass.-a
"Yes-asir."-aWilliam-asaid,-aquickly-astepping-aforward.-aBehind-aWilliam-awere-aseveral-aRobel-aFamily-aSky-aClass-awarriors,-asent-aby-athe-aFamily-aHead-ato-aprotect-ahim.-a
After-athe-aDepartment-aWizards-ahad-aleft-ato-arest,-athe-aFamily-aHead-ahad-apulled-ahim-aaside,-aurging-ahim-ato-acooperate-afully.-aIf-ahe-acould-amake-aa-agood-aimpression,-ait-awas-aentirely-apossible-ahe-acould-aattend-aone-aof-athe-aDepartment-aAcademies.-aThere-awas,-aafter-aall,-aa-aWood-aMagic-aDepartment.-a
Any-afamily-athat-ahad-aa-aWizard-ain-aone-aof-athe-a108-aDepartments-awas-aa-afamily-adestined-afor-agreatness-afar-abeyond-aruling-aa-asmall-atract-aof-aland-ain-aa-aminor-aworld-alike-aHasnorth.-a
William-aeagerly-ajumped-aon-aboard,-awalking-acarefully.-aWith-ahis-amagic-asensitivity,-ahe-awas-aable-ato-aclearly-amake-aout-athe-aoutline-aof-athe-aship,-abut-athe-atransparentness-aof-ait-awas-adisorienting.-a
Behind-ahim,-athe-aBlack-aLightning-aGrandmaster-aWizard-aGraxital-astepped-aaboard,-afollowed-aby-athe-aBlack-aIron-aGuards-athe-aObsidia-aRiver-aEmpire-ahad-aprovided.-aThese-apowerful-awarrior
s-awere-asome-aof-athe-ahighest-aranked-afighters-ain-athe-aentire-anation,-amembers-aof-athe-a5,000-amen-astrong-aBlack-aIron-aBattalion.-a
Oblong-aand-aAymon-aboarded-alast.-aAs-athey-aget-asettled-ain,-athe-aSpace-aWizard-aAymon-araised-ahis-ahands,-afluttering-athem-ain-athe-aair-abefore-ahim-abefore-aturning-ato-aface-aWilliam-aexpectantly.-a
"Now,-aplease-adirect-amy-acourse,-ayoung-awizard."-a
###-aChapter-a12-a--aConfusion
Drago-asnagged-aa-aset-aof-awooden-abranches,-aslicing-athem-aoff-athe-amid-sized-atree-awith-aease.-aThey-awere-asturdy-apieces-aof-asome-atype-aof-awood,-astrong-aand-aflexible.-aHe-acleared-aany-astray-aleaves-aoff-athem-aand-aheld-athem-aunder-ahis-aarm,-adragging-athem-aalongside-athe-adead-adeer-aoff-ato-athe-aside-anear-athe-ariver.-a
He-atook-aa-afew-acareful-aglances-aaround.-a
These-amountains-awere-aa-adangerous-aarea,-abut-ahe-ahadn't-ayet-aencountered-aany-aGrandmaster-aClass-abeasts-ain-athis-avalley-aitself.-aThe-aarea-ahere-aseemed-alike-aa-aplace-athat-awas-arelatively-asafe.-a
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