Of course I want to come!"
"Good," Mairelon said, relieved. 'That's one thing settled.
Now, Hunch, about the wagon—"
He half turned, to include his henchman and his brother in
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his conversation, and Kirn stopped listening. She was going
back to London. She'd never have to sleep on the streets
again as long as she lived, or bear the cold and the nagging
hunger. She had escaped Dan Laverham and the looming
shadow of the stews for good. She was going to learn real
magic, and not just tricks, but proper wizard's training. She
was going to stay with the notorious Mademoiselle Renee
D'Auber, who might be willing to teach her a thing or two of
a different kind. And she was going to be Mairelon's ward-
She wasn't quite sure what that would mean, but it was cer-
tain to be interesting. She looked at Mairelon, who was argu-
ing with Hunch and Andrew about the passabitity of some
obscure road in Kent, and shook her head. Interesting
wouldn't be the half of it Slowly she began to smile. After
this, anything might happen.
Anything at all,
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