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Chapter 17 - Willem Blaze of Crosshill

Side-Elias, Willem fidget-fest no-quit. Elias eye-roll fume, itch to ear-grab oaf-scream. Waiting what, moron? My haul's hanging! Move!

Gig-wrap. Win-grip lock. Willem gut-wrestle tick, tempt-crack. Scroll-roll stand.

Contest-watch suits snap-spot instant.

Willem dais-trudge, hopeful-heads paper-bent or space-stare, notice-drip. One-by, up-peep, till hall-eyes back-lock on scroll-hand dude.

Done-real? County Prime Jameson Morrow stun-freeze, mitt-shake, fat-ink plop brush-drop, draft-splatter mess.

Willem scroll suit-snag official? Elias long-slow relief-drag.

Suit scroll-grab, Willem long-appraise peep, un-furl quick. Thirty-full confirm. Correct-call? No-gig. Red-brush snag, top "1" stamp sub-order, flat: "Seat-back. No-stir."

Willem first-glory zip. Ticker rib-ram, cheat-guilt sweat-slick. Polite-dip, turn-seat plod, hundred-eye trail burn.

Faces? Admire-disdain mash. Speed no-smart.

Crowd-brain: Who this dude?

Morrow ink-blob down-stare. Draft-relief flick—at least. Focus? Shatter-city. Doubt-anx creep-crawl.

Suit Willem chill-note, scroll-tag re-peep, mem-lock. County-rank list cross-check.

Seat-reclaim, Willem brush-snag, note-fake review, Elias-stranger play.

Suit incense-glance—half-ash shy—aide-summon. Whis-drop few, hall-dip.

Lake-pavilion Lucius-Darian-Fisk yap-spot. "M'lord," bow-boom, "thirty-full crack, scroll-drop."

"Oh?" Lucius hook-bait. "Tag who?"

Suit note-read. "Crosshill County hopeful, m'lord. Willem Blaze."

Name-zilch. "Cut-rank?"

"131st, m'lord."

Darian-Fisk stun-swap. Lucius chuckle-pop. "Sleeper hit. Six Laureates dust? County-cut toy, sure, but fun-flip. Work-peep quality, masters?"

Duo rise-tail hall-re.

Re-roll? Hopeful peep-pull instant. Trio dais-skip, Willem-scroll table-spread empty.

Lucius read-slow, lip-curl spread, beard-stroke nod. Riddle-birthers? Answer-instant. Quick-flip, duo-smirk swap.

Lucius red-brush snag, "1" circle-loop, drop-set.

Move? Crystal. Win-lock. Gov own-stamp. Suit fresh-ledger result-log prep.

Front-ish, Morrow clock, gut-plunge. Focus? Total-bust.

Elias? Secret-beam blaze. Peepers prize-table dart, thirty-pound grain-haul lug-logic crunch.

Incense ash-end. Hopeful one-by scroll-drop. Ember-last die, suit contest-call. Near-hundo no-drop, shame-incomplete hide. Elias? Join-club.

Suit Lucius-cue, sub-sort quick. Full-grade no-need. Top-ten full-ish snag, Willem-match. Time-factor, top-five Gov-hand.

Lucius stun. Willem-side? Zero thirty-crack allot-time. Prime no. Morrow twenty-three snag, perfect-stain blem. Six Laureates? Duo top-six sneak.

Duo-master confirm-glance, Lucius fat-brush snag, five-scroll rank-ink personal, hall-echo boom-call:

"Crosshill Willem Blaze where?"

Gov own-mouth name-summon? Envy-tsunami crowd. Day-post? "Willem Blaze" shire-pol swirl-lock.

Morrow head-dip, mouth-bitter ash. Gov never his-tag heat. Prime-title? Weight-lite vs new Gov-vet champ.

Willem? Stun-shake rise. "Student Willem Blaze here!"

Seat-swivel stare-storm.

"Willem Blaze," suit-call, "Lord Gov prize-hand. Forward-thanks!"

Willem dais-hustle, nerve-clums trip.

Lucius up-down scan, gut-laugh boom. "Most eggheads pale-fragile," Darian-Fisk tag. "You, Willem Blaze? Bronze-tank brawn!" Memorable mug, sure.

"I... sword-drill fan, m'lord," Willem stam. "Sun... skin-roast."

"Prime!" Lucius thunder. "Tank-frame asset gold. Crown-serve? Health-hustle." Praise-wrap, no-dawdle, prize-personal hand.

Willem Mage Reveal vial one-mitt, thirty-pound grain-sack shoulder-sling easy, seat-re-plod. Help-dip no, scholar-robe tank-haul? Laugh-lean absurd.

Lucius-Darian-Fisk amuse-smirk sync.

Prize-safe-spot, Elias joy-ticker ram. Stoic-mask force, link-leak no.

Other-drop duo-master gig. Trio-dip post. Suit top-six scroll-post announce, Repose Hall farewell bash hopeful-all.

Suit-gone, crowd swarm-post, miss-ink hunt.

Elias Willem-eye snag. Crowd-ghost dip. Out-trail, Elias slick-snag duo draft-sheets.

No-trace.

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