A Stranger in a Strange Place

1. A Stranger in a Strange Place

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   Daskil swallowed. If I live through this, I will kill Jeryn for this. "I was aware that there was some... unpleasantness between you and my employer. But it seems that you are not in possession of all the facts. Several years ago, his Lordship adopted an orphan. At the time, we believed it was out of the goodness of his heart. But that was not the reason. The orphan, a girl, is a witch. I'm sure you've heard tell of her. She enscorcled his Lordship and began making him do things that he normally wouldn't. She has been orchestrating several things for years. The job you did was only one of them. And another of her plots was the reason that the job went wrong." He became aware that he was sweating. "Four nights ago, some friends of his Lordship's managed to break the spell she had on him. She fled. And now, his Lordship, having realized what a viper this girl is, would like to hire Kyler in order that she be stopped. Because she doesn't look like she presents a threat, and his Lordship would like to prevent her from doing the same thing she did to him to any others."

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