led mightily to keep from being blown far out to sea, their robes and hair flying as the awfulwind struck them. She quickly gazed over Wigg’s shoulder to help him stay oncourse while the wizard strained to give the vessel every last bit of speed. “I come bearing news—news that only I couldbring. He found the celebration bittersweet, as he knew everyonesecretly did.
Even Mallory, Martha, Ariana, and the palace gnomeswere working feverishly, doing what they could to help tend the wounded. The owner had cleverly multiplied the current’s power by placing dams in the river, therebyconcentrating the water flow. She realized now that she was good at her work and that she could support herself whatever hap-pened. “I swear it.
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