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"I must get you horses, " Wilkes said. "No doubt you will both want to
come to Caemlyn as quickly as possible. The nearest surviving inn with a
livery stables that I know of is about two hours ride from here, so expect
me back in about four hours. I'll also get sufficient supplies for three."
"Before you go," Fred said, "there are a couple of important matters to be seen to first. First I ought to introduce you. Astra, as you've probably gathered, this is Wilkes, a page from the King's court. Wilkes, this is Princess Astra of Aqualaria. I met her during my quest. We have just become betrothed." Wilkes looked startled, but he managed a creditable bow and to stammer his congratulations. "There's no need to bow, or even for you to call me 'princess'," Astra told him. "After all that I've experienced over the last three years, I don't feel all that royal any more. But I'm shocked that we've been away for that long. I thought that we were only on the island just over a year, [598] and the rest of our adventures should have accounted for no more than a month or so at the most." "Yes, that is weird," Fred agreed. "Perhaps as well as being transported through space a couple of times, we have also been transported through time at some point? But let us leave that puzzle for later. The second thing to be attended to before you go, Wilkes, is that you must tell me whether my family are safe."
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Extending Enabled
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