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“Isen has been pushing me to conduct regular raids and public executions on the Resistance members, but I refuse,” King Terel said. “I won’t have my people living in fear all the time, or turn death into a spectacle.” “That’s what they do in the Fire Realm,” Jasin said. The King nodded. “So I’ve heard. But here in the Air Realm we value freedom and peace.” “Do you support the Resistance?” I asked. The King turned his intimating gaze on me. “No, but we have ordered our guards and the Onyx Army here to look the other way on their activities sometimes. Still, I can’t imagine the Dragons wanting me dead over that. What will my death accomplish?” “The Dragons probably believe your heir would be easier to manipulate,” Slade said. King Terel rubbed his chin. “If so, they’re right. Niyal’s w
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