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"You were so easily fooled," 'Jarlath' said. "Didn't it strike you as odd
that your
brother should somehow find you and make his appearance just after the
hellhound had run off? Had you
forgotten that Velus was a shape-changer? 'Accidentally' making Astra
invisible was
all part of my act of pretending to be a none too competent young magic
user." "How
did you know what Jarlath looked like,
so you could impersonate him?" Fred asked. "Once I'd learnt that the King
was sending
Lord Frederigo D'Honaire - which thanks to my magic I found out several
days before
you arrived at the Southern Caves - it was not hard to do some research
into your
family, including finding out what Jarlath looked like. But it was more
amusing initially to
pretend to be a friendly dog."
"So what now?" Fred asked. "Now I shall bring you to my master, the true dragon-mage Minestus, who will decide what to do with you." "And supposing I decline?" Fred said, his hand on his sword-hilt. "You should know that we already have the Princess Astra. She's visible again now, by the way. Whilst her fate is unlikely to be particularly pleasant whatever you do, I can assure you that it will be much worse should you be foolish enough to resist."
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