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Parting In Sorrow
No surprise, the other chest contained all of Julian's gear, even down to the coins in his purse and the lint in his pockets.
As he withdrew one item after the other, verifying they really were his and doing an inventory in his head, Julian found himself growing more and more nervous. His shoulders clenched as though expecting an arrow to strike his back at any second.
And why not? Not only was all his gear here, but he, like Tolburt, was completely restored physically. All the various cuts and scrapes, the aches and pains, the bumps and bruises, and the extensive damage to the soles of his feet were healed as though the injuries had never been.
He hadn't noticed it when he first climbed out of the pool, so deeply had Tolburt's scars and then the contents of hi
