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Maud had been gone for a half an hour when Stefan came into sight, striding energetically towards them.
“I thought I’d better come back when I saw those images,” he said. “The others will return shortly. If those troops are planning to cross into Carrador, the king will have to be warned, and I will have to return to help prepare the troops.”
Sheldrake held up his hand. “Not so fast. Let us wait for more information. Those troops may simply be marching to quell an uprising somewhere in Kimora.”
Stefan c****d his head. “You really think so?”
Sheldrake hesitated before shaking his head. “Their proximity to The Way Through makes me suspect that they intend an invasion. In which case we will need you with us more than ever, Stefan. The only sure way to stop an invasion by Kimoran troop
