Differences in The Wandering Inn 2.22 K

• parchment—it was a sight that moved her heart.
• This is what she had longed to see all these long years!
• This was what she had longed to see all these long years!
• But even so,

• No,
• Trey and Terasa were simply two children from the same mother and father who happened to look disconcertingly close to each other even late in life.
• Trey and Teresa were simply two children from the same mother and father who happened to look disconcertingly close to each other even late in life.
• The doctors had simply called it an unusual set of coincidences that their chromosomes aligned in so many ways;

• Neither one liked baseball,
• and the both preferred to leave jams in the fridge,
• Neither one liked cricket,
• and they both preferred to leave jams in the fridge,
• way in the back where they could rot forever.

• Mars gave him a smile and he turned beet red.
• Flos chuckled as Otrhenon rolled his eyes and Takhatres smiled quietly.
• Flos chuckled as Orthenon rolled his eyes and Takhatres smiled quietly.
• And Gazi—

• I believe.
• A banquet is out of the question until we have replished out stocks,
• A banquet is out of the question until we have replenished our stocks,
• but I would dine with all of you and speak with Mars and Gazi later.”

• It’s armies that will pose the greater threat.
• But how did news spread to far so quickly?
• But how did news spread so far so quickly?
• I barely got word of your return a week ago,

• “I am a no peaceful King who waits and builds up his kingdom.
• “I am no peaceful King who waits and builds up his kingdom.
• I understand war;

• That was certainly the highest number Trey had ever heard;
• Teres looked equally impressed as he felt.
• That was certainly the highest number Trey had ever heard.
• Teres also looked impressed,
• and for good reason.
• Both twins had learned the conventions of this world by now,

• if there were another worthy of it,
• we would have been eight.
• they would have been eight.
• As it stands,
• we might as well call ourselves the Five.”
• they might as well call themselves the Five.”

• She bowed formally to Trey,
• and he shifted awkwardly with Tres.
• He took Mars hand as she offered it and felt a callused,
• and he shifted awkwardly with Teres.
• He took Mars’ hand as she offered it and felt a callused,
• strong grip that nearly crushed his fingers.

• and he was about to do something stupid,
• so Tres kicked him.
• so Teres kicked him.
• Trey blurted out the question on his mind.

• and Takhatres chuckled lightly in amusement.
• He saw Tres edging away from Gazi,
• He saw Teres edging away from Gazi,
• towards him.

• Mar scratched at one bright red lock of hair in embarrassment as the others chuckled.
• Mars scratched at one bright red lock of hair in embarrassment.
• The others chuckled.

• but only to an extent.
• You might learn the full behind them later,
• You might learn the full meaning behind them later,
• but for now—”

• but there was no food or pay for them.
• If our King has asked it,
• If our King had asked it,
• they might have stayed but I alone…

• Averach?
• They would surely sent a delegation if asked.
• They would surely send a delegation if asked.
• No other ruler puts up with them as our lord does.”

• like a scimitar,
• but double-sided and it glowed purple in the light.
• but double-edged and it glowed purple in the light.
• Flos took it and admired the blade,

• Flos traded an arm-claps with Takhatres and bowed his head slightly.
• Flos traded an arm-clasps with Takhatres and bowed his head slightly.
• Then it was Gazi’s turn.

• “you have given me no arms to fight with,
• “You have given me no arms to fight with,
• nor a soldier to raise my banner.

• “But even if you had brought nothing but yourself and host of enemies to my gates,
• “But even if you had brought nothing but yourself and a host of enemies to my gates,
• I would have welcomed you with joy beyond joy.
• I trust you know what,
• I trust you know that,
• Gazi.”

• Drevish had died to a swift chop to the neck.
• Drevish had died from a swift chop to the neck.
• The blood still flecked around his neck as Flos slowly held the dripping cube of ice.

• “Even this greatest of insult must be born,
• “Even this greatest of insult must be borne,
• for our army is not even gathered.

• He’d never seen Flos look so dispirited.
• Only once—only when they’d first walked across world and into that room and seen the man sitting in the small chair,
• Only once—only when they’d first walked across worlds and into that room and seen the man sitting in the small chair,
• weary and old.