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Stillness fell over the gathered crowd of Roman citizens. Colesia straightened against the iron stake where she was bound and stared southward. She recalled feeling the presence of Zarkanis as he beheld her from his barred chamber within the Pithranian dungeon; and although she could not see him now, her soul bore witness to his gaze.

Vayle’s lady-in-waiting guards the princess’ true identity and encourages her to be kindhearted and industrious despite living within the chambers of an evil monarch’s castle. Meanwhile, the imprisoned infant prince of Shareen is placed in solitary confinement with a deaf and mute caregiver; but unbeknownst to his enemies, the caregiver is really Dametrius the Wise.

Zake, the firstborn son of Sir Marticus, pursues his kidnapped bride into the mysterious realm of Subterrania. They meet years later, after Zake is captured by evil warriors from the Vandolian Empire. But the woman Zake encounters within the subterranean world is much changed from the humble girl he knew upon the earth’s surface.

Doctor Trustumbarger’s library looks like an old cabin. Nancy and Craig enter, and then Nancy hands Doctor Trustumbarger a list of questions: Can women be preachers? Can women teach men in Sunday school? Do wives have to take orders from their husbands? Can women wear jewelry? Did Eve’s curse apply to all women? Are men and women the same spiritually? Doctor Trustumbarger smiles and nods, for he knows that the answers to Nancy’s questions will both comfort and inspire her. Then Craig also hands Doctor Trustumbarger a list of questions.

Justin Collins knew that his mother was a mysterious woman, but he still considered her the nicest and most caring human being on the face of the earth. The details of his father’s murder were withheld from him, and he received no explanation for threats from government officials. His relationship with Rachel complicated matters, but his mother was still determined to achieve the goals that she and her husband were pursuing, before it was decided that their work endangered the financial and political foundations of The Establishment.