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arielle dipped her head. ashlar began to hum.
merrick saw the wisdom then, of bringing them together.
the bear was still, but the madman sensed the relaxation in the heavy creature. it began to sniff for fish again, undeterred by the reverence of ursus.
he named each of the supplicants, and himself, before bending low in a bow.
"come on," he told the pair, leading them a fair distance from the bruin before turning.
"inside your mind, did you feel his voice?" pinning each of them in turn with his wanting stare.