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  92. By Amanda Hocking

“Humans do in utero blood tests all the time,” Bryn said with a shrug. “I looked it up online. Dagny thinks Elof can handle it.”

“I said ‘probably,’ but you need to talk to him,” Dagny said as she dipped her sandwich in the soup.

“At any rate, I’m going to Fulaträsk to get to the bottom of this,” Bryn announced, and rested her blue eyes on me. “I want you to go with me.”

“Wh-When?” I was caught off guard by her invitation.

“It depends on if Elof needs to come with to get the samples, and what his availability is,” Bryn said. “But the sooner the better, if I have a say.”

“I understand,” I said, and she was looking at me expectantly, waiting for my answer. “Um, yeah, sure. I mean, of course. I want to know what the deal is with Indu, and I want to help you.”

“Good.” She smiled and relaxed some. “Ridley didn’t want me going alone.”

“Why not?” Dagny wrinkled her nose. “You can take care of yourself.”

“Yes, I can,” Bryn agreed readily. “And Ridley agrees with that in most situations, but I have some history with Fulaträsk and the Omte Queen.” She took another bite and talked around it. “She held me and . . . a friend captive for days. But that was five years ago, before the war. And during the Invasion of Doldastam, Ridley killed her advisor, Helge Otäck, and that’s where she got most of her terrible advice.

“I’ve seen her since then without problems,” Bryn finished nonchalantly. “But Ridley says that’s different because it’s always been at kingdom events and never on her own home ground in Fulaträsk.”

“I . . . I will go with you, Bryn,” I said carefully. “But I don’t know how much help I can be if the Omte Queen wants to lock you up.”

Bryn seemed to consider this as she chewed. “It would probably be better if Elof does come with us. He’s already proven himself very capable at getting captives released.”

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Strategies

Bryn worked with quick determination, and by noon the next day, she had everything in place. Elof was happy to come with, mostly because it would give him a chance to find out more about Indu and the Älvolk, and he even managed to convince the Mimirin it would be beneficial so he got to fly on their dime.

Unfortunately, since neither Bryn nor I were affiliated with the Mimirin, we’d have to pay our own way. Or rather, Bryn would be paying our way. I again tried to decline, telling her I had no idea when I’d be able to pay her back because I didn’t have a job right now, but Bryn just shrugged it off and insisted that this was what she wanted to do.