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Chapter 73: Healing Enzir
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2020-10-26 22:25:48“Well, how do you know? Don’t they look like the real thing?” asked Casser.
“That’s what they all told me. They do look like the Pearl of Sorrelia when it was still displayed high on the fountain at the place where water had sprung from the desert, but I was just a boy when I saw it last and I couldn’t quite recall how it looked like,” admitted Remuel.
“They’re right, you know. These do look like the real thing,” said Casser as he dropped the fake pearls back into the box. “But how do you know that these are all fake?” asked Casser.
“Because of the rumors that the real pearl surfaced in Alnoc. And for Dalik to come to Alnoc, it must mean something,” said Remuel.
“Do you think Enzir or Lankko knows where it is?” asked Casser.
“If they do, they’re not telling. After what I’ve made them go through, I don’t think I can get anything el
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