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Aenfa sort of look like Elves, but green-skinned. Leave it to a girl to escape to mid-earth and fall into prostitution. Sad that is.

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The plot thickens! So Lola's the Palinor expert? I wonder who the Max-Earth expert is? I know almost next to nothing about quantum computing, so it wouldn't be me for sure.

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Spent part of the chapter worried about Clarke, but it looks like he's going to pull himself together sooner rather than later. Good man, not letting his grief and guilt totally overwhelm him.

My first thought on the chain brand was a slave-mark... Well, our cops are saying "prostitute," but I guess if a pimp brands the girls, they're slaves. Ugly.

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"Shona" is aen'fa for "Sally." 😉

No?

How about, "It was a coloured pencil sketch of the girl as she might have looked in better times: green skin, vibrant to the point of almost glowing, hair a rich, coppery orange. Eyes big in the narrow face..." Oh, crap, it's the new ADoF cover rough!

No?

I tried.

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Haha! Nice.

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