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This is the fortieth chapter of Wealthgiver, an alternate history serial romance about nationalism and cave-Thracians. For the back-of-the-book description and an index of chapters, click here. For the beginning, click here. For the previous chapter, click here.
Nikolai was not just inside the entrance.
If he had been, Andrei would be back by now.
Of course Nikolai would have built up resistance to the Honey of Bacchus. Of course, regaining consciousness in the terror and the smoke, he would crawl deeper into the mountain.
Kori paced back and forth, staring into the crack in the Earth.
Heavy indeed were the Wealthgiver's gifts. In this case, Kori couldn't even understand the offer.
Andrei already had his queen and a kingdom to put her in. All he had to gain from his mad dash into the smoking Depths was the life of his most vicious enemy. All he had to lose was everything. Was Andrei a …
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