#206: “You’ll never know how close you came in that balance.”

#205: There was a shocked gasp from the patrons around the room.

#204: I wept because the gods never would.

#203: Taika looked up at him, opened his mouth as if to say something, and promptly collapsed to the ground.

#202: I thought of my grandmother’s sword, hanging over the mantle.

#201: “A trap laid a thousand years ago with magic so powerful it can imbue will to stone.”

#200: I plucked the first few strings as I had before, hurrying to do what he’d asked before Veldi could veto it.

#199: “I have no idea which is the right one, though.”

#198: Veldi eyed the raised portcullises suspiciously.

#197: I glanced at Niala, who seemed to be ignoring the conversation altogether.