Chapter 81: Nothing Suspicious on the Fort

You didnt inform me you had a brother, Aaron mentioned, the following he was at Onekin. The journey had been pleasantly uneventful, and made solely on the toes of horses moderately than upon his personal sore hooves.

John Baker didn’t lookup from the place he was kneading dough with pointless drive. Do you’ve gotten a letter for me? Up to date from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Not this time. Delivered yours, although, Aaron mentioned. You didnt inform me you had a twin.

Its not a factor most discover vital, down right here.

Possibly you havent gone down far sufficient, Aaron mentioned.

The enclave boy checked out him for first time on this dialog, blowing a strand of hair out of his eyes. His suspicious look was a match for his brothers.

After a second, he wiped flour off on his apron, then pulled a considerably crumpled letter from his pocket.

Aaron took it.

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The Girl had poisons in her room. So very, very many poisons. Any of them would have completed for the previous king, could his soul not wander. Or helped him, if hed had the form of sickness that could possibly be helped. The distinction between medication and poison was usually dosage.

If she had all these, then why had she stored sending him to Twokins with orders for extra?

Aaron, for the primary time in his life, wrote a letter. His handwriting was huge and blocky and inconsistent, and he was not solely sure hed spelled all the things proper, but when there was anybody who might work out his nonsense it was the raccoon down in Twokins. He took off his too-fine crimson coat; despaired a little bit, when he realized he didnt have something correctly scruffy to alter into. Then he went to the Downs.

Although hed in all probability wish to, come to think about it.

Its good, the boy mentioned.

Ive obtained some tales for you, too, Aaron mentioned, shifting. Not of your siblings. Simply what Ive been as much as. If youd like them.

Sure.

So Aaron perched on the sting of one among His Highness tables, and talked about dragons and bears and flowers blooming on spring babes, and different issues that have been simply him.

And the prince listened raptly, at the same time as he rigorously sawed the dragon bone into cross sections as finest as one might with an everyday knife. There was a lot exclaiming over the unusual cross-hatching inside, and far lamenting about how a lot hed by chance damaged.

Possibly Aaron ought to get the boy a bonesaw, subsequent. It appeared the form of reward finest organized whereas the great lieutenant was nonetheless away.

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Aaron checked a map. He might have gotten a flowery one from the library, however a few of these have been too onerous for him to make out, with their squiggling strains that meant issues like elevation and different issues that werent meant to be drawn so flat.

He went to the little facet room the place King Orins council met, as a substitute. It didnt look to have seen a lot use in His Majestys absence. The servants had reset the councilors chairs into an ideal circle across the rug on the ground, which was a map of Final o the Isles that even Aaron might decipher.

He discovered the enclaves to the north. Took a little bit side-step down the coastal highway. Then stretched out his legs, like he was a factor that might fly, straight over the Lord of Seasons forest and into the mountains that cradled the capital.

Nicely. That in all probability wasnt good.