And I long for the time when I'm old enough to leave Elephantine for the beautiful town of Thebes, the city of the hundred gates, the place of my birt...! Elephantine is an island and lies like a glistening green jewel in the turgid brown waters of the river Nile, at the southernmost point of the Pharaoh's kingdom. On either side of the river savage deserts encroach the growing settlements of ivory traders and fisher men. The island got its name from the smooth grey granite boulders that cluster. “Did you call home?” he asked.“No, but my dad called and I talked to him.”“Oh, OK. Your sister called about five minutes ago.”“Liz?”“Yes. She wants you to call her back right away.”“OK.”“Also, I bought two cartons of soda. We’ve been drinking some and I figured I should replace it.”I smiled, though it was a bit forced, “Then we have an abundant supply because I just bought some, too!”I unpacked the grocery bags, then folded them and stuck them behind the fridge. They made great book covers, and. I’ll find out when I get there.”“What time is it?”“Ten past one.”“Jesus frickin’ Christ,” Leon exclaimed, “this is what you get for dating a crazy girl.”Carter locked his door behind him and sprinted across the upper campus to Whalen. He stepped into the lobby and sent a text to Margeaux’s number. Im hereShortly he saw a reply. Thank God on my wayHe paced in the lobby until he saw Margeaux in a robe over a floor-length gown headed his way. “Carter,” she said, “thanks for coming. Does this have. After the reassurance I received from the priest, it was a quick trip to Fort Dawnguard. But it wasn’t without peril. Apparently Harkon figured we had something, and there were four vampires waiting for us outside the town. They died rather quickly, all things considered, but we dug into our stock of cure disease potions after the encounter just in case.There was a camp of refugees just outside the walls of the Fort. Celann was outside on watch. I asked her what was going on. “Ah, welcome back..
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