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The Elvenbane By Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey Chapter 1SERINA DAETH. I am—Serina Daeth. Serina clung to her name as the only thing she was still certain of the only thing the sun could not burn away from her. The sun—it was high overhead now beating down upon her trying to evaporate her. Hot—shed never been so hot. It was hard to think hard to remember that she must keep moving. She couldnt see her feet under the swollen ball of her belly—she felt them though every step an agony. But it would be worse if she stopped. Her throat and mouth were so dry there was nothing left from the dew shed drunk this morning lapping it off the rocks like an animal. I am Serina Daeth. I am— Ah gods that it should come to this.A few months ago she had been Lord Dyrans favorite. A few days ago she had hopes of hiding her pregnancy until the damned brat was delivered. She had planned to get rid of it then return to the harem to give that bitch Leyda Shaybrel exactly what she deserved. She couldnt have told Lord Dyran what Leyda had done to her but she could have found some way to bring her down. Leyda had enemies all the women of the harem had enemies. It was just a matter of making common cause until Leyda was ousted… But Dyran returned from Council unexpectedly and Leyda was waiting… I will live I will return and I will find a way to make her suffer— Lord Dyran had found their rivalry amusing and encouraged it by promising Leyda any number of things but keeping
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