Chapter 78
Chapter 78 "A moment," Warren said, low and cautiously, catching at Harcourt's sleeve. "Let us remember that we have never heard of anyone coming through the interior; couriers have been lost, and expeditions, and how many settlements have we heard tell of, destroyed, in just this region north of the Cape? If the dragons are not feral, then these men have been responsible, viciously responsible; we are not to rely on their character." Mrs. Erasmus looked at her husband. He said, "If we do not conciliate them, there will surely be battle when your dragons come back, for they will attack in fear for your safety. It is our Christian duty to make peace, if it can be done," and she nodded and said softly, "I will go." "I believe I am senior, gentlemen," Warren said, "as our dragons are not h
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