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Prologue

           Ifthedragonsarebreathing,doesn’tthatmeantheyarecomingtolife?"

           Theredwoman,MaesterCressenthoughtsourly.Illenoughthatshe’sfilledtheheadofthemotherwithhermadness,mustshepoisonthedaughter’sdreamsaswell?HewouldhaveasternwordwithDalla,warnhernottospreadsuchtales."Thethingintheskyisacomet,sweetchild.Astarwithatail,lostintheheavens.Itwillbegonesoonenough,nevertobeseenagaininourlifetimes.Watchandsee."

           Shireengaveabravelittlenod."Mothersaidthewhiteravenmeansit’snotsummeranymore."

           "Thatisso,mylady.ThewhiteravensflyonlyfromtheCitadel."Cressen’sfingerswenttothechainabouthisneck,eachlinkforgedfromadifferentmetal,eachsymbolizinghismasteryofanotherbranchoflearning;themaester’scollar,markofhisorder.Intheprideofhisyouth,hehadworniteasily,butnowitseemedheavytohim,themetalcoldagainsthisskin."Theyarelargerthanotherravens,andmoreclever,bredtocarryonlythemostimportantmessages.ThisonecametotellusthattheConclavehasmet,consideredthereportsandmeasurementsmadebymaestersallovertherealm,anddeclaredthisgreatsummerdoneatlast.Tenyears,twoturns,andsixteendaysitlasted,thelongestsummerinlivingmemory."

           "Willitgetcoldnow?"Shireenwasasummerchild,andhadneverknowntruecold.

           "Intime,"Cressenreplied.

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