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Deliverer
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fter another full day of rest and many protests from Adelina, Ewan put together an entourage of soldiers and a few servants to travel southwest to the Iron Hills. Although he still felt weak, Ewan was determined to find out the truth of Colm’s story.
If there were still people in the world who could work magic, Ewan needed to recruit them. If he had the backing of wizards … well, Gerard could bring all the fury he could muster, but Ewan would crush him and the pathetic nobles who sided with him. The throne was his by blood and he’d fight the Beast itself to defend his claim.
A week of travel by horseback brought Ewan and his men to the outskirts of the Iron Hills. Ewan had never been here before, but he had heard stories. Scattered remains of stone buildings d
