Chapter 16 : The Words of an Elder

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Ferrah “Don't be too hasty," Gilliam said sternly. “I'm not convinced that this witch is anything more than a poorly disguised spy." I laughed. I couldn't help it. “Disguised as what?" I asked in disbelief. “A prisoner?" “She's hardly tried to hide her identity," one of the other elders chimed in. He was a broad shouldered man with a shaved head and a graying beard. “She attacked Onyx. That's not exactly keeping a low profile." “I agree," Priestess Adelaide echoed. “I'm not convinced. It's going to take more than a flimsy story like that to earn my trust." Gilliam's frown deepened. “For all we know, she was creating a distraction to allow her companions to enter the village." “We would know if there were witches in the village," another elder noted. “Our defenses aren't that eas

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