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"Well, I admire you and wish you the best of luck," Dwin said sincerely. "Being a leader is one of the hardest jobs in the world. I could never do it," she admitted, even though now and then she had stepped in for Auspex or Ravens and done the job. But the mantel had never felt as a good fit. 

"Where do you come originally from?" she asked. "Are you related to any of the big families around here or you and your husband have started on your own from elsewhere?"