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Bevna favors speed over strength in her human form and Nicole soon finds herself outmatched, unable to keep up. The dragon uses magic to move supernaturally fast, but only for short bursts, because she's so badly injured...
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Verda examines Nina's eyes, disturbed to find the girl has been cursed, yet that curse has somehow given her the power to pierce even the most powerful of masking spells.
Nina describes the elemental spirits sitting on the rim of the volcanic caldera that forms the valley walls...
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Queen Aurora walks a world of natural wonders, which is inhabited by primitive humanoids. She regrets that fact, wishing her people could take the beautiful place for themselves.
As she's about to leave it, for the last time, there's an incredible discharge of life energy...
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Training begins with a matter of definitions and questions, including:
- What's a witch?
- What's a demon?
- What's a fairy?
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Nicole and Krikor fight, bare-handed. Nicole has the advantages of speed and acrobatic training, while the ogre has raw strength.
As she predicted, the fight is relatively easy for Nicole, but the consequences are not and never will be...
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On their way south, the Blackwells stop in Macclesfield and Mrs. Maccle cries with joy. The Maccles go with them.
Amelia follows the path she once took to reach Dugaria, noting how the outlying villages have been destroyed, with holes left in buildings by her spring-gonnes...
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With most of the city evacuated, Nicole tries to convince Dalmas to leave, and eventually convinces him to accept being told why via telepathy.
She shares her plan and the dwarf leaves, then Nicole radios Olyna, to continue the hostage negotiations...
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Nicole retrieves the next piece of the Seventh Sage, then takes a moment to deal with her feelings, in hr quarters.
As she cries about the lives she's taken, the Life Giver appears beside her...
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Nicole faces a most difficult challenge: politics.
The Heart Forge council refuses her request to visit the old penal colony, leading to an angry outburst in the bridge of Jigsaw City.
She decides to visit with the council, in person, and she brings Ogomid, who terrifies them...
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Amelia finally sees Dawkin again and her heart sinks, because he's on a date with another woman, who happens to look a bit like Amelia, only more attractive.
She's jealous, then despairs, but her sisters convince her to speak with him.
Dawkin's first gut reaction is to slap Amelia...
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Nicole is handed a ax that belonged to the father of Gida, who's name was Winzon.
Nicole notices a bundle of necromantic magic attached to the ax and activates it, summoning the ghost of Winzon.
The dwarf ghosts notices Nicole's mood and gets her talking about what bothers her...
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Amelia takes King Bayard up on his offer to become a knight and is dubbed Dame Amelia Blackwell.
She accepts Rimestar as her fief, because she needs land with bedrock of granite, which is what the city was built on.
She also wishes to ensure the former people of Dugaria aren't mistreated.
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Amelia invites Dawkin aboard Starwitch, to meet Newton and the discussion eventually turns to the conflict between Amelia and The Book.
Dawkin and Amelia want to settle down, but Newton wants to explore space.
Amelia wants to do both and Newton suggests building a colonization arc...
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Nicole quietly explores the island, admiring how well-trained the locals are.
She sneaks past the guards on the mine entrance and goes deeper, until she finds the Ulkun outpost.
Her micro-teleporter brings her team, but they have to make a lot of noise to open the outpost door...
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Nicole faces the Sergeant in charge of the local wizards and she tries to keep him busy, while she summons Winzon, who knocks the Sergeant cold.
After that, Winzon pops up to the city-ship, to request aid, then treats fighting like a game with a score card, always ahead of Nicole...
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Dalmas finds Vision staring through a window that flickers like a television surfing channels, but everything seen through it is a future event in Nicole's life.
Vision explains that his duty is to select the best possible future, but Dalmas sees nothing but flaws in that...
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Denholm has her day in court, heartbroken to face the many soldiers that bore witness to her actions on the battlefield.
After testifying about her reasoning, Amelia speaks well regarding where the true blame lies: King Stevyn.
In the end, Amelia's words make little difference...
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After a long span, as measured on a geologic time scale, the snows and ice of the arctic recede and Krauss wakes, her soul returned to her body by the Gods.
She stands and acts on their behalf, because they have her over a barrel and can demand what they please...
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Nicole finds Chalgos at the bottom of the lake Lyra lives beside.
Getting there involves dry suits for Nicole and a dwarf diver, but Ogomid comes with them, because Irkith's life stone is the key to the prison's wards.
Ogomid remembers his time there, weeping for his loneliness...
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After some administrative tasks, Nicole learns that the next piece of the Sage is somewhere in a large mountain range, effectively a needle in a haystack.
Using the delay as an opportunity, she trains with Winzon, who focuses on reforging her heart, focusing on non-lethal options...
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Nicole dismisses Winzon and ends her training early, because she's sick of the dwarf's abuse, but discussing the matter with Kazic has her questioning the decision, because he claims she's become a better person.
Kazic meets Cha'da after she docks her ship, who threatens his life...
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Ustrina finally realizes Nicole isn't a dragon and she's completely furious, though she's quite silent as she slowly puzzles through the facts, in plain sight of the bridge crew of Jigsaw City.
Vanu and Lognur give the order for Bevna Protocol, once the dragon leaves the bridge...
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Ogomid tries to kill Nicole, forcing her to retreat further into Chalgos, trapping her inside!
He then destroys their radios, allowing Nicole to send only a brief message: Tin Man Protocol.
Vanu releases the golems shaped like Nicole, which arrest every Ulkun in the city...
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While Nicole heals her shattered pelvis and legs, she discusses what happened with Ogomid, who apologizes.
Nicole forgives him and suggest he may be dealing with post-traumatic stress.
She takes ownership of the life stones of Ogomid and Irkith, then looks closer at Irkith's...
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The recruits are shown around camp and begin settling in. Yasu and her lodge mates share introductions.
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