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By Mercedes Lackey

"Spellbinding storyteller" (Rave studies) Mercedes Lackey maintains her epic Valdemar sequence. Magpie is a thirteen-year-old orphan selected via one of many magical spouse horses of Valdemar and brought to the capital urban, Haven, to gain knowledge of as a usher in. like every Heralds, Magpie learns that he has a hidden Gift-the reward of telepathy. yet lifestyles on the court docket isn't really with no hindrances. while Mags is "recognized" by means of international mystery operatives whose function is unknown, Mags himself comes below suspicion. who're Magpie's parents-who is he, particularly? Can Mags remedy the riddle of his parentage and his reference to the mysterious spies-and end up his loyalty-before the king and courtroom banish him as a traitor?

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He shook his head. “Muddle along? ” :Muddling along is an art form, dear boy. It’s the great secret to life. : Mags thought about that. It was true that he mostly lived in the moment, without thinking about good or bad times, at least not on purpose. But that was because when he thought about such things, then although the times were good, there was always, somewhere under everything, a feeling of certainty that they couldn’t go on being good. All his experience had taught him that. ” :Not exactly,: the Companion corrected.

I’m not the only one wanting a nice walk out on a lazy hot day with the sun blazing down. Too bad that won’t happen for at least a couple of moons yet. And when I think about how it feels to have a good roll in long grass, and a gallop on a warm summer night—bah, I start to feel out of sorts too. : Mags had to smile at that, and his mood lifted. He leaned into Dallen’s neck and continued to brush, letting the motion soothe them both. It had been another slightly edgy day for him, and maybe Dallen was right about people being out of sorts because they were cooped up.

The chill wind that followed him through chased down his neck as the last icy grasp of winter clawed at him. Behind him, a few stubborn patches of granular snow lingered at the bases of trees and under bushes, but most of the ground was bare, which was a welcome relief after a winter season that seemed as if it would never end. The huge blizzard that had virtually closed down Haven, Palace and all, had been followed by snowfall after snowfall until Mags began to wonder if spring was ever coming.

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