Reborn Evolution
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Drago-acould-aalready-asee-aa-abright-afuture-abefore-ahim.-aA-afuture-awhere-ahe-awould-abe-aabsolutely-afree-afrom-adanger,-aable-ato-alaze-aabout-aand-arelax.-aHe-amight-aeven-abe-aable-ato-abecome-ahuman-aagain,-aif-ahis-apowers-aworked-ahow-athey-aappeared-ato.-a
Soon,-aDrago-amade-ait-ato-ahis-adestination.-aThe-avalley-abetween-athe-atwo-ashattered-amountains.-a
By-athe-atime-ahe-agot-ahere-ait-awas-aalready-amid-afternoon.-aThe-avalley-awas-asheathed-ain-ashadows-afrom-athe-apeaks-aoverhead,-agiving-ait-aa-adismal,-adark-aappearance.-aApart-afrom-athat,-ait-adidn't-aseem-aany-adifferent-athan-aany-aother-avalley.-aA-asmall-astream-aran-athrough-ait,-aand-athere-awas-aa-asmall-aforested-aglade-aalongside-aeither-amountain.-a
He-ashrugged-aand-amoved-aforward,-apicking-ahis-apath-acarefully.-aHe-atried-ato-aavoid-aany-aused-atrails,-aforging-ahis-aown-aas-ahe-akept-ato-athe-ashadows.-a
He-aentered-athe-avalley,-acreeping-aalongside-athe-aunderbrush.-aHe-amoved-adown-athe-aslope,-aheading-atowards-athe-astream.
As-ahe-amoved,-ahe-afelt-aan-aeerie-afeeling-aof-abeing-awatched.-aHis-aeyes-aflickered-aleft-aand-aright,-astaying-aon-aalert-aas-ahe-astrained-ahis-asenses.-a
"Grrr…"-aA-alow,-arustling-agrowl-aassault-ahis-aears,-adrawing-ahis-aattention.-aHe-alooked-aforward-ato-athe-asource-aof-athe-anoise,-ahis-aeyes-apicking-aout-aa-alarge-adark-askinned-awolf,-astanding-anearly-aa-ameter-atall.-aA-astrange-aaura-aseemed-ato-abe-asurrounding-ait.-a
'Ausra,-awhat-ais-ait?'-aHe-amentally-aasked,-akeeping-ahis-aeyes-aon-athe-acreature.-aHis-aown-abody-awas-alarger,-abut-ahe-afelt-aan-aodd-afeeling-aof-adanger-acoming-afrom-athe-awolf.-a
'An-aIronhide-aWolf,-aa-amuch-ararer-aversion-aof-aan-aIron-aWolf.-aThey-ahave-athe-aAbility-ato-anaturally-astrengthen-atheir-ahide-ato-aincredible-alevels,-amaking-aolder-aIronhide-aWolves-aextremely-atough-acreatures-ato-adefeat.-aTheir-ahides-aare-aextremely-acoveted-aamong-aintelligent-acreatures-ain-ause-afor-acrafting-apowerful-adefensive-atools.-aThis-aone-aappears-ato-ahave-ajust-abecome-aa-aSky-aClass-aBeast,-aan-aimpressive-afeat-afor-aone-aso-ayoung.'-a
Drago-afrowned-aintensely.-aA-abeast-alike-athis-aseemed-alike-aa-aperfect-atarget-afor-ahis-anext-aEvolution.-aHowever,-ait-aalso-aseemed-amuch-astronger-athan-ahe-acurrently-awas.-a
'What-aare-amy-achances-aof-adefeating-ait-aright-ahere,-ain-acombat?'-aHe-aasked.-a
Ausra-adidn't-arespond.-aDrago-amentally-arolled-ahis-aeyes,-aand-athen-abegan-abacking-aup-aslowly.-a
He-acould-ause-aone-aof-ahis-atwo-aremaining-aAbsorption's-ato-atake-ain-athe-abloodline-aof-athe-abeast,-abut-ahe-adecided-ahe-awanted-ato-asave-athose-afor-amoments-awhen-ahe-aneeded-athem.-aHe-awould-acome-aback-ahere-awhen-ahe-awas-afully-agrown,-aand-athen-atry-ato-atake-athe-awolf-aout-anaturally-afirst.-a
Slowly,-ahe-abegan-ato-aback-aup.-aThe-awolf-adidn't-afollow,-aonly-astaring-aat-ahim-awith-aits-agleaming-ablack-aeyes.-a
Just-aas-aDrago-afinished-abacking-aaway,-aand-awas-apreparing-ato-aturn-aaround,-ahe-aheard-asomething-ahe-ahadn't-aheard-ain-aa-along-atime.-a
A-ahuman-avoice.
"Wood-aMagic:-aGoliath's-aFist!"
###-aChapter-a6-a--aHumans
"Wood-aMagic:-aGoliath's-aFist!"
Drago-awatched-awith-awide-aeyes-aas-aan-aenormous-afist-amade-aout-aof-aa-atype-aof-adark-ablack-awood-amaterialized-aabove-athe-aIronhide-aWolf,-acrashing-adown-aon-ait.-a
BOOM
The-awooden-afist-ahad-aappeared-aout-aof-anowhere,-aand-amoved-awith-asuch-aspeed-aand-astrength-athat-ait-athe-awolf-awas-aunable-ato-aavoid-ait,-aeven-aif-ait-awas-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast.-aThe-aresulting-aimpact-acaused-athe-afist-ato-aexplode-aand-asplinter,-ashards-aof-awooden-ashrapnel-abursting-aoutward.-a
The-awolf-alet-aout-aan-aangry-awhimper-aas-athe-afist-aslammed-adirectly-adown-aon-aits-ahead,-acrushing-ait-ainto-athe-aground.-aThe-aattack-atook-ait-acompletely-aby-asurprise,-awhen-aits-aattention-awas-afocused-aentirely-aon-athe-aRed-aSalamander-ain-afront-aof-ait.-a
The-aIronhide-aWolf-astayed-adown-aafter-athe-aimpact,-alaying-aon-athe-aground-aunmoving.-a
Drago-ascampered-aover-ato-aa-atree,-akeeping-ahimself-aas-alow-ato-athe-aground-aas-apossible-aas-ahe-awatched-aall-aof-athis.-a
Gradually,-athe-afigures-aof-aseveral-ahuman-amen-aappeared,-awalking-ainto-athe-aforested-aclearing-anear-athe-awolf.-aThree-aof-athe-amen-awere-adressed-aas-awarriors,-awearing-adark-aleather-aarmor-aand-awielding-aswords.-aAnother-alooked-alike-asome-atype-aof-aforest-aranger,-awhile-athe-alast-awore-aa-aset-aof-afine,-agrey-asilk-arobes.-a
"Toldro,-acheck-aits-astatus."-aWilliam-aRobel,-athe-aman-ain-athe-asilk-arobes,-asaid,-awaving-ahis-ahand-aat-athe-adowned-awolf.-a
The-aman-athat-alooked-alike-aa-aforest-aranger-aquickly-amoved-aforward,-ahis-asteps-acareful-abut-aassured.-aHe-aknelt-adown-anext-ato-athe-awolf,-alooking-ait-aover.
"It's-astill-aalive,-aand-ain-agood-acondition!"-a
As-aDrago-awatched-athis-aall-aunfold,-ahe-arealized-asomething.-aThe-amen-abefore-ahim-aweren't-aspeaking-ain-aEnglish,-ayet-ahe-acould-aunderstand-ahim.-a
'Ausra,-ahow-ado-aI-aknow-awhat-athey're-asaying?'-aHe-amentally-aqueried.-a
'His-aWorship,-ain-ahis-aunending-awisdom,-awas-aaware-athat-amany-apeople-aspeak-adifferent-alanguages-ain-athe-a30,000-arealms.-aTherefore,-aHe-aengraved-athe-aknowledge-aof-athe-a6-awidespread-alanguages,-aand-athe-a300-aor-aso-alesser-alanguages,-ainto-athe-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix-aof-aevery-amember-aof-athe-aFlock,-aincluding-ayou,-aFirstborn.-aYour-aunderstanding-aand-aability-ato-aspeak-ais-ainnate,-ashould-ayou-aform-aa-abody-acapable-aof-aspeech.'-aAusra's-avoice-aresponded,-acool-aand-aconcise.-a
Drago-asmiled-ainternally-aat-athe-arevelation.-aHe'd-aalways-awanted-ato-alearn-aa-aforeign-alanguage,-aback-aon-aearth.-aNow,-ait-aseemed-athat-awish-ahad-abeen-agranted,-ain-aa-away-aof-aits-aown.-aHe-ashook-athe-amemory-aof-aearth-afrom-ahis-ahead-aafter-aa-amoment,-aimages-aof-ahis-amother,-afather,-aand-afamily-apopping-aup.-aHe-acouldn't-aafford-ato-athink-aabout-athat-aright-anow.-a
"Excellent!"-aWilliam-asaid,-aa-ahuge-asmile-acovering-ahis-aface.-aThey-ahad-aactually-amanaged-ato-afind-athe-aIronhide-aWolf-athey-ahad-abeen-alooking-afor,-aand-anot-aonly-adid-athey-amanage-ato-acapture-ait,-athey-amanaged-ato-acapture-ait-aeasily-aand-aalive-aby-ataking-ait-aby-asurprise.-a
Ironhide-aWolves-awere-abasically-awalking-atreasures,-aespecially-aliving-aones-athat-acould-abe-araised.-aHis-aluck-areally-awas-aturning-aaround,-ahunting-adown-athe-arumors-afor-athis-awolf-ahad-aturned-aout-ato-abe-aabsolutely-aworth-ait.-a
"Wood-aMagic:-aSealing-aBell!"-aHis-afingers-atwisted-aas-ahe-acast-aanother-aspell,-acalling-aa-alarge,-athree-ameter-atall-aand-a2-ameter-awide-abell-ainto-aexistence.-aHe-awaved-ahis-ahand-aagain,-acalling-ainto-aexistence-aseveral-amoving-awooden-atentacles.-a
These-atentacles-agrabbed-athe-adowned-awolf,-atossing-ait-aunceremoniously-ainto-athe-alarge-awooden-abell.-aThe-abell-athan-aimmediately-asealed-ashut,-awith-aonly-aa-afew-aholes-ain-athe-aside-aof-ait-ato-alet-ain-aair.-a
"Sir!"-aCaptain-aLancaster-aspoke-aup-afrom-athe-aside-aas-aWilliam-asecured-atheir-aprize,-astepping-aforward.-a
"Should-awe-ado-aanything-aabout-athe-aRed-aSalamander-aoff-athere-ato-athe-asouth?"-aHe-aqueried,-avaguely-amotioning-awith-ahis-ahand.-a
Drago-afroze-awhen-ahe-aheard-athis,-anot-adaring-ato-amove.-aHow-adid-athey-aspot-ahim?!-aHe-awas-ahiding,-aand-ahiding-apretty-awell.-aThe-acover-aof-athe-atree-aand-aunderbrush-ameant-ahe-awas-abarely-avisible,-aif-aat-aall!-a
William-aglanced-aover-aexactly-ato-awhere-aDrago-awas,-astaring-aat-ahis-ahiding-aspot-afor-aa-amoment.-a
"Hmm…-aIt's-anot-aeven-aa-aSky-aClass-abeast.-aI'll-aget-arid-aof-ait."-aThe-awizard-afolded-ahis-ahands-atogether,-apreparing-ato-acast-aanother-aspell.-a
Drago-adidn't-astick-aaround,-aand-aimmediately-aturned-aaround-aand-afled,-arunning-aaway-aas-afast-aas-ahe-acould.-aHe-ablasted-athrough-athe-aforest-aglade,-ahurtling-apast-atrees,-aa-aspark-aof-afear-ablazing-ain-ahis-aheart.-a
William-astared-aafter-athe-afleeing-aRed-aSalamander-ain-asurprise.-a
"Let's-ahead-aback-ato-aYor-aCity!"
..
Drago-aran-afor-aa-asolid-a30-aseconds,-areaching-athe-aedge-aof-athe-aforested-avalley.-aHe-ahid-anear-aa-aset-aof-alarge-aboulders-aat-athe-aedge-aof-athe-atreeline,-ahis-abody-aheaving.-aAdrenaline,-aor-athe-aSalamander-aequivalent,-apumped-athrough-ahis-avein-aas-ahe-ashivered,-atrying-ato-astay-acalm.-a
Magic-aexisted-ain-athis-aworld,-aclearly,-ahe-athought,-agoing-aover-athe-asituation.-aThat-awas-athe-aonly-away-ahe-acould-aexplain-ahow-athe-awood-amoved-aas-ait-adid.-aIt-awasn't-avery-asurprising.-aThe-aexistence-aof-ahis-aSoul-aSpell-aMatrix,-aand-ahis-aFlame-aClaws-aAbility-awere-aalready-amagical-aenough.-a
'Humans,-athough!-aThose-aare-athe-afirst-ahumans-aI've-amet!'-aAs-ahe-afully-arealized-athis,-aDrago-ashivered-aslightly,-afeeling-aan-aodd-amix-aof-ahappiness-aand-adisappointment.-a
'Maybe-aI-ashould-ahave-astayed,-aand-atried-ato-acommunicate?'-aHe-athought-afor-aa-amoment,-abefore-aimmediately-adismissing-athe-athought.-a
It-awouldn't-ado-ato-astand-aout-atoo-amuch-aright-anow.-aThat-ahuman-ahad-aeasily-atrounced-aa-aSky-aClass-aIronhide-aWolf,-asomething-ahe-awas-aunable-ato-ado.-aStaying-aput-awould-ahave-aput-ahim-afully-ain-athe-aman's-acontrol.-a
He-asighed,-astretching-ahis-aclaws.-a
What-ahe-aneeded-ato-ado-awas-ato-abecome-astrong.-aStrong-aenough-athat-ahe-acould-arelax-aand-atravel-ain-asafety,-aand-amaybe-afigure-aout-aa-away-ato-aget-aback-ato-aEarth.-a
He-astayed-ahidden-afor-aa-afew-amore-aminutes,-awaiting-ato-abe-asure-athe-ahumans-ahad-aleft.
After-apausing,-ahe-acame-aout-aof-ahis-ahiding-aspot,-aand-acrept-aback-ainto-athe-avalley.-aHe-amoved-acarefully-afrom-atree-ato-atree,-atrying-ato-aavoid-amaking-aany-aunnecessary-anoise.-a
Gradually,-ahe-acalmed-adown,-afeeling-alike-athings-awere-aback-ato-anormal.-aThe-asound-aof-awildlife-achipping-aor-amoving-aabout-asettled-ain,-amaking-athe-aforest-afeel-asimilar-ato-aa-anormal-aone-aon-aearth.-aIgnoring-athe-aoccasional-amassive-aroars-aof-ahuge-abeasts-ain-athe-adistance.-a
Soon,-aDrago-atraversed-ato-athe-alowest-apoint-aof-athe-avalley,-asearching-afor-athe-a'darkest-apit.'-a
After-aspending-a10-aminutes-atraversing-athe-avalley-awith-ano-aluck,-ahe-awalked-aover-ato-athe-astream-aat-athe-acenter-aof-athe-aforested-aarea,-akicking-aa-arock-ain-afrustration.-aHe-awatched-athe-arock-asail-aalong,-asmashing-adownstream-aand-asurprising-aseveral-agroups-aof-afish.-a
Out-aof-athe-acorner-aof-ahis-aeye,-ahe-asaw-asomething-ain-athe-ariver-amove-atoo,-astartled-aby-athe-amovements-aof-athe-afish.-a
A-afamiliar-ashape.-a
It-awas-aanother-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam!-a
Just-ato-abe-asure,-ahe-achecked-awith-aAusra,-awho-aconfirmed-ahis-aguess.-aHe-astared-aat-ait,-acurious.
'Ausra,-athis-ais-athe-asecond-aclam-aI've-amet-anow.-aAren't-athey-asupposed-ato-abe-arare?'-aHe-amentally-aasked-athe-agenie.-a
The-agenie-awas-asilent-afor-aa-amoment-abefore-aresponding,
'Brown-aTreasure-aClams-aare-adrawn-ato-afate,-aand-afated-aobjects.-aThe-aone-ayou-afound-aearlier-awas-amost-alikely-adrawn-aby-aHis-aWorship-atwisting-afate-ato-asend-ayou-ahere.-aThis-aone-ahere-aprobably-ahas-asome-arelation-ato-athe-aprevious-aclam.'-a
Drago's-aeyes-awidened-aat-athe-aresponse,-astaring-aat-athe-aclam-aintensely.-aIt-awas-ascuttling-aalong-athe-abottom-aof-athe-astream,-aslipping-athrough-athe-acrystal-aclear-awater.-a
As-ahe-awatched-ait,-ahe-aconsidered-aa-apossibility-ahe-ahadn't-athought-aof-abefore.-a
Maybe-athe-adeepest-apit-ain-athis-avalley-awasn't-ain-athe-aforested-aarea…-amaybe-ait-awas-ain-athe-astream?-a
He-asauntered-aforward,-astalking-athe-aclam-aas-ait-amoved-aaway-afrom-athe-acrowd-aof-afish,-awatching-aits-amovements.-aIf-ait-awas-adrawn-ato-afate…-athen-athere-awas-aa-adistinct-apossibility-aits-ahome-awhere-ait-aslept-awould-abe-anear-athe-adead-awizard's-atreasure.-a
The-aclam,-aafter-abeing-astartled-aby-athe-afish,-aseemed-ato-abe-aintent-aon-aescape-aand-ahiding.-aIt-amoved-aalong-athe-abottom-aof-athe-astream-afor-aseveral-aminutes,-aleading-aDrago-adown-aa-agood-ahundred-ameters.-aHe-afollowed-ait-apatiently,-awatching-aits-amovements.-a
Just-aas-athe-astream-awas-aentering-aa-abend-aand-aturning,-aall-aof-aa-asudden,-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam-avanished,-adisappearing-afrom-ahis-avision.-a
Drago-apounced-aforward,-ahis-aeyes-aalert-aas-ahe-ascanned-aover-athe-apart-aof-athe-astream-athe-aclam-avanished-aat.-aHe-awaded-ainto-athe-awater,-alooking-aclosely.-a
Sure-aenough,-aafter-alooking-aaround-afor-aa-afew-aseconds,-aDrago-asaw-aan-aopening-ain-athe-aside-aof-athe-astream-awall.-aThe-ahole-awas-adifficult-ato-asee,-apositioned-aso-athat-ayou-acouldn't-asee-ait-aif-ayou-awere-astanding-aon-athe-aoutside-aof-athe-astream.-aIt-awas-adecently-alarge,-aabout-atwo-ameters-awide-aand-aa-ameter-aand-aa-ahalf-atall.-a
He-acrawled-aup-ato-ait,-asticking-aa-aclaw-ain.-aHe-afelt-arock,-aand-athen-aopen-aspace.-aHe-alooked-aat-ait-aagain-abefore-ashrugging.-aNothing-aventured,-anothing-agained.-a
Drago-atook-aa-ahuge-abreath,-aand-athen-adived-aunder-athe-awater,-apulling-ahimself-athrough-athe-aopening.-aHis-avision-awas-aexcellent,-aeven-aunder-awater.-aHis-aeyes-aquickly-aadjusted-ato-athe-adarker-aatmosphere-aas-ahe-atook-aa-aglance-ainside.-a
The-ahole-aled-ato-aa-along-aslanted-acave-atunnel-athat-aseemed-ato-arun-aat-aa-aslightly-adownward-aangle.-aThe-awater-alevel-ain-athe-acave-awas-asteady,-anot-arushing-aoutside-aor-ain,-abut-ain-aequilibrium.-a
Just-abarely-aDrago-asaw-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aclam-aslipping-adown-athe-aend-aof-athe-avisible-apath-aand-aturning.-a
He-asurfaced-afor-aa-amoment-aand-atook-aanother-alarge-abreath,-aand-athen-adived-aback-adown-aand-abegan-aswimming,-apulling-ahimself-aquickly-athrough-athe-apassageway.-a
As-aa-aRed-aSalamander,-ahe-acould-ahold-ahis-abreath-afor-aat-aleast-aseveral-aminutes-aif-aneeded.-aIf-ahe-adidn't-afind-aanything-ain-athe-afirst-aminute-ahe-awould-ajust-aleave-aand-afigure-aout-aa-aseparate-aplan.-a
Despite-abeing-aunderground,-athe-acave-apath-aseemed-ato-abe-afaintly-alit-afrom-aa-atype-aof-aglowing-amoss-aor-aalgae-aon-athe-acave-afloor.-aDrago-amoved-athrough-athe-atunnel-aquickly,-areaching-athe-aend-aof-athe-apath-ain-aa-afew-aseconds.-a
As-ahe-aturned-athe-acorner,-ahe-asaw-awhat-alooked-alike-aa-alarge-apool,-aand-aa-alayer-aof-awater-abordered-aby-aair.-aHe-asmiled-awhen-ahe-asaw-athis,-apaddling-aup-aa-afew-afeet.-a
"Woo!"-aHe-alet-aout-ahis-abreath-aand-atook-aanother-adeep-abreath,-alooking-aaround-aat-athe-aunderground-achamber.-a
It-awas-aa-along,-abut-acramped-acave-aroom.-aThe-aglowing-amoss-athat-awas-apresent-ain-athe-awater-awas-aalso-apresent-aon-athe-aroof-aof-athe-acave,-alighting-athe-aplace-aup.-aThe-aceiling-awas-aaround-aa-ameter-ahigh,-amade-aof-arough-agrey-arock.-aAbout-atwo-athirds-aof-athe-aroom-aslanted-aupwards,-awith-ano-awater-aon-ait,-awhile-athe-aother-athird-awas-asubmerged.-a
In-aa-aparticular-acorner-aof-athe-aroom,-ahiding-aon-athe-aslanted-aportion,-aDrago-amade-aout-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam,-aburying-aitself-ain-between-aa-acollection-aof-awhite-arock.-a
He-ablinked-aas-ahe-astudied-athe-arock,-acoming-ato-aa-arealization.-aWhat-ahe-athought-awas-aa-acollection-aof-arocks-awas-aactually-aa-ahaphazardly-apiled-aclump-aof-abones.-aHe-ashuddered-abriefly,-arecognizing-athe-avague-ahuman-ashape.-aHe-aalso-asaw-aa-afaded,-abrown-apouch-aset-aunderneath-athe-abones,-acovered-ain-agrey-apatches.-a
This-awas,-amost-alikely,-athe-acorpse-aof-athe-afallen-amage-afrom-athe-amessage-ain-athat-aring.-a
*CRACK*
One-aof-athe-abones-afractured-aas-athe-aBrown-aTreasure-aClam-ashifted,-atrying-ato-ahide-abeneath-ait.-a
Drago-afrowned-awhen-ahe-asaw-athis-aand-astepped-aforward,-abringing-ahis-aclaws-ato-abear.-aHe-adrew-aupon-athe-aenergy-ain-ahis-asoul,-aactivating-ahis-aFlaming-aClaws-aability-aas-ahe-astepped-aforward.-a
First-ahe'd-atake-aout-athe-aclam,-aand-athen-ahe'd-ago
-alook-ato-asee-aif-athere-areally-awas-aany-atreasure-aleft-abehind.-a
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In-aa-aworld-avery-afar-afrom-aDrago's-acurrent-aone,-aa-aman-asat-aalone-ain-aan-aempty-athrone-room,-aperched-aatop-aan-aenormous,-aglowing-agreen-athrone.-aThe-athrone-astood-aeasily-athree-ameters-atall,-aand-afloated-ain-athe-aair,-aset-awith-aintricate-acarvings-aof-awizards-acasting-aspells-aand-afighting-aoff-afantastic-abeasts.-aVarious-agems-awere-ainset-aall-aalong-athe-aside-aof-athe-athrone,-agiving-ait-aa-apowerful-aand-arich-aappearance.-a
The-aroom-awas-aempty-aexcept-afor-athe-athrone,-aand-aa-along-ared-acarpet-aleading-ato-ait.-aThe-abland-agrey-astone-athat-amade-aup-athe-afloor-aand-awalls-acontrasted-agreatly-awith-athe-apowerful,-adetailed-aappearance-aof-athe-athrone.-aA-alarge,-aglowing-ayellow-asphere-alit-aup-athe-aroom,-afloating-anear-athe-aceiling.-a
The-aman-asitting-aatop-athe-athrone-aappeared-ato-abe-amiddle-aged,-awith-aa-ahead-aof-ashort,-agreying-ahair,-aand-aa-ashort,-agruff-ablack-abeard.-aHis-aviolet-aeyes-awere-agleamed-awith-aa-astrange-alight,-awhile-ahis-astrong-ajaw-aand-asmall-anose-agave-ahim-aa-amasculine,-ahandsome-aappearance.-aA-along,-ared-ascar-aran-adown-athe-alength-aof-ahis-aright-acheek-aonto-ahis-aneck,-aand-aa-aset-aof-amuscular-ashoulders.-a
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"Enter,-aCassiera."-aHis-avoice-awas-arich-aand-awarm,-abut-afull-aof-aa-atingling-asense-aof-aauthority-aand-auntold-apower.-a
At-athe-asound-aof-ahis-awords,-athe-adoors-aimmediately-aopened.-aA-abeautiful,-ablonde-ahaired-awoman-awalked-adown-athe-acarpet-atowards-athe-athrone,-aher-agreen-aeyes-aand-aglimmering-alips-aperfectly-aaccentuating-aher-along,-asilky-ablonde-ahair.-aShe-awas-alean-aand-afit,-athe-acurves-aof-aher-abody-avisible-athrough-athe-atight-ablue-adress-ashe-awore.-a