Sterol's

A faint smile played across Sterol's face as he slipped off the side of the dais and down the far side of the chamber behind the pillars.

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Sterol's hair remained iron gray, if thinner, and his neatly trimmed beard matched his thick and short-cut iron hair.

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Myral's quarters had been filled with books and Sterol's bare of all but essentials.

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"No," Cerryl admitted, "but the guards and chains will keep others from asking why three mages wait outside Sterol's quarters."

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It needed cleaning and the removal of Sterol's effects - among other things.

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Against the stone wall at Sterol's left hand was another small table holding but a large bronze handbell and a pair of white gloves.

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"That will be the noble Sterol's decision, as you keep reminding me, dear Cerryl," answered Anya in an overly sweet voice.

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"You're not sure which is worse - Sterol's caution or Jeslek's actions?"

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Sterol's face could have been carved out of granite when he paused, so hard did it appear.

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"Sterol's moving into Derka's chambers, too," Lyasa said.

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