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Flaming Arrow's resignation was the one political move that I hadn't expected. In retrospect, I simply didn't want to face what his resignation would mean to the plans I'd made. It was surely the most shrewd move he could have made, a move that opened many doors for him and slammed others shut for me.—The Heir, the Enemy, by Seeking Sword.
Purring Tiger embraced Fawning Elk, thinking the older woman stupid to mourn over a barbarian traitor like Leaping Elk. Keeping her contempt carefully shielded, she walked beside the grieving woman as they returned to Seat from the pyre grounds, the nobility of the Northern Empire strung ahead and behind them along the north-south road. Ahead, Seeking Sword was talking quietly with Raging River. Propped on his hip was their daughter Stalking Tiger, h
