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He’dkickedthetailofthedinosaur,butitwouldbesometimebeforetheotherendrealiseditwastimetosay’ouch’.
Bluntly,theuniverseknewKeliwasdeadandwasthereforerathersurprisedtofindthatshehadn’tstoppedwalkingandbreathingyet.
Itshoweditinlittleways.Thecourtierswhogaveherfurtiveoddlooksduringthemorningwouldnothavebeenabletosaywhythesightofhermadethemfeelstrangelyuncomfortable.Totheiracuteembarrassmentandherannoyancetheyfoundthemselvesignoringher,ortalkinginhushedvoices.
TheChamberlainfoundhe’dinstructedthattheroyalstandardbeflownathalfmastandforthelifeofhimcouldn’texplainwhy.Hewasgentlyledofftohisbedwithamildnervousafflictionafterorderingathousandyardsofblackbuntingfornoapparentreason.
Theeerie,unrealfeelingsoonspreadthroughoutthecastle.Theheadcoachmanorderedthestatebiertobebroughtoutagainandpolished,andthenstoodinthestableyardandweptintohischamoisleatherbecausehecouldn’trememberwhy.Servantswalkedsoftlyalongthecorridors.Thecookhadtofightanoverpoweringurgetopreparesimplebanquetsofcoldmeat.Dogshowledandthenstopped,feelingratherstupid.ThetwoblackstallionswhotraditionallypulledtheStoLatfuneralcortegegrewrestiveintheirstallsandnearlykickedagroomtodeath.
InhiscastleinStoHelit,thedukewaitedinvainforamessengerwhohadinfactsetout,buthadstoppedhalfwaydownthestreet,unabletorememberwhatitwashewassupposedtobedoing.
ThroughallthisKelimovedlikeasolidandincreasinglymoreirritatedghost.
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