Levanto chose his words carefully, wondering how much this young man could take in. He thought to tell him of the elf's return, but a growing noise stopped him. He looked at Gamba questioningly, saying instead, 'Who comes, young one?'
Then silently he slipped into the shadows and waited.
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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