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As Fenryn and Vaughan moved closer to the tent, a cloaked person greeted them, “ah hullo there, your Majesty. We have been expecting you.” They said with gentle words, but a strangely unisex voice. Neither of them could tell if they were in the presence of a man, or a woman.
“Of course you were.” Grunted Vaughan. He had no belief in fortune-tellers and even less tolerance for them. To him, they were simply hoaxes, using people's desires to know the future for profit. However, if Fenryn wanted to play along for now, then he would allow it.
“How much is it?” Fenryn asked, curiously. He ignored Vaughan's scepticism for the moment.
The cloaked person chuckled softly, “for you, your Majesty? No charge at all, and neither for you, my Lord.”
“How kind.” Vaughan scoffed. He peered intently at the cloaked person. They were quite small in stature, but he couldn't make out any other details. Usually, he could at least tell the race of a person, even if they atte
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