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help me. With you by my side we can put Elizabeth on the throne and restore peace before Mary dies.
You can make sure that Elizabeth acknowledges and heeds the Pendragon as part of her kingdom. But
we cannot approach her until she takes the throne. The Pendragon cannot make himself known to the
heirs, lest he seem to choose the next monarch. That is why we lost contact with the crown during the
wars. Now we can work with the princes again to maintain peace and unity. We can ease the struggle of
transition. тАЬI cannot, Raven. I have taken vows.тАЭ My mind burned with a flash of resentment toward her.
I conquered the emotion, too elated that she had reached out to me to bother with past hurts.

Vows to a foreign church, foreign princes, have never bound such as we! She sounded disgusted.

тАЬThen it is about time they did and that we honor any vow we take.тАЭ You do not understand. Have all
my lessons been washed away by this church that demands total control of every aspect of life, including
your private thoughts? тАЬThe church has opened paths of enlightenment to me that you kept closed.тАЭ
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You must find your own enlightenment. Draw upon my lessons and learn.

She almost faded from my half-dreamed view.

тАЬYou came to me with a purpose, Raven. State it.тАЭ My words were too abrupt, too filled with five years
of hurt at her silence. That she could suffer equal pain from our separation did not enter my mind at this
juncture. Vaguely I sensed the dawn outside my shuttered window. She had not long to state her mission
before sunlight and daily routines broke our connection across a thousand miles of land and sea.

Come home, Griffin. Now. Stand at my side and help me halt the forces of chaos.

A demon is loose, and I no longer have the strength to contain it. тАЬDemons I can only fight from here
with faith and prayer. I am no exorcist to send it back to hell. There are others better qualified to help
you.тАЭ тАЬThere is NO one else!тАЭ Her words came through quite audibly, telling me of her agitation and
desperation. You are the only one who can succeed me. Donovan does not live up to your example.
Come home now and you will bi the next Pendragon. Keep Helwriaeth close by your side. She will
sense the presence of the demon before you can.

Hope leaped in my breast. Raven could reconnect me to my family. The gaping hole of loneliness would
close. Only Helwriaeth had stood by me these last five years. Only nr familiar wolfhound had anchored
me to sanity and purpose. In all those years, only MegтАЩs mind had reached out to me from home. And
she, after her rape by the Scottish raiders had reverted to the mind of a small child, barely sane, lacking
understanding. But she told me of daily life at Kirkenwood, kept me informed when Da died, when
Donovan took a wife, how many ewes birthed twins, and when the sun rose clear and bright over the
standing stone outside of the castle.

As the Pendragon, the church will recognize your authority and grant dispensation for your possession
and use of magic, Raven said resignedly. I have documentation of precedence. But without the authority
only I can grant you, J symbolized by my ring and staff, the church must condemn you. тАЬI will find a way
to come to you, Grandmother.тАЭ тАЬMy name is Raven! I am Grandmother to all Britain not just to you and
your worthless siblings. As you must become Father and GrandfatherтАФthe Merlin.тАЭ тАЬI will find a way to
come to you, Raven. Soon.тАЭ Do not delay. The demon is loose. My efforts to continue it bleed the life