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I'm from Otherworld." I unlocked the door and punched in the security code to
turn off the alarm system that I'd just armed.
"That's rather obvious." The unicorn's words rippled with a droll tone, and I
realized we weren't speaking English. We'd automatically switched over to
Melosealfôr, a rare dialect of Crypto that all witches who were pledged to the
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Moon Mother learned during their training. "You stand out in the crowd, my
lady. How do you do? I'm Feddrah-Dahns."
"Feddrah-Dahns, eh? You're from the Windwillow Valley then." Something about
the name rang a bell but I couldn't quite place it. Every unicorn coming out
of the Windwillow Valley assumed Dahns as their surname. The area was teeming
with Cryptos, and there were rumors that huge herds of the horned beasts
roamed the plains, nomads who migrated across the vast valley during the
summer months.
"You know your geography, Camille D'Artigo."
"Yes, well& What about the pixie? Where did he go? I noticed pixie dust a
little while ago."
"I hope he'll be all right. He retrieved something from the bugbear that
belonged to me. Technically, he was simply reclaiming stolen property, but the
bugbear and his accomplices apparently didn't see it that way." Feddrah-Dahns
blinked those beautiful big eyes of his.
I grinned. "Thieves rarely understand the concept of ownership, be they
bugbear or human." I opened the door as wide as I could. As the unicorn
cautiously stepped over the doorstop, he bobbed his head, a curious glint in
his eye. Life in Seattle might be gloomy and wet, but nobody could ever
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