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"Sarra looked at her daughter and said reproachfully, "Speaking of war, I never raised you to be always fighting and killing. That's not woman's work.""It's needful, Ma. You taught me a woman has to know how to defend herself.""I never!" gasped Sarra, indignant."You taught me when you were murdered in your own house," Daine said quietly."
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"Excuse me," she said politely. "But you can't have him. Not yet. He's going to come back with me."
"She's all over us like maggots on garbage, just because I interfered with one pickpocket yesterday."
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