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~~CALIX MALZARETH~~
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I listened to the words coming out of Lorcan’s messenger's mouth, finding each one more ridiculous than the last.
“…And then Princess Zephira beheaded the trainee and took the wolf girl to the dungeon. She and your other pets are imprisoned right now.”
For a second, I just sat there, at my desk, blinking slowly at him, my brain needing time to translate the words into a language I could understand. The report I’d been writing for the council meeting that was barely two hours from now was long forgotten. I couldn’t decide whether to rip the messenger's throat out or find Lyric and rip hers out instead.
I stood slowly, pushing my chair back with a screech.
That stubborn little wolf.
“If she isn’t already dead when I get there,” I said, “I’ll kill her mysel
