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One year after the theft of the Flame, Daresh was summoned by the naga Elders. He came on foot, alone, from the forest where he had made his home, and took the underwater paths to the lake palace.

He wondered why they would send for him now, more than ten years after he had abandoned the lake and his own kin. He had to admit that he was curious to know the reason for the summons. More than he ought to have been.

He did not have long to wait to find out. As soon as he had entered the council room one of the Elders spoke.

"I am glad you came, brother," he said, and it seemed to Daresh that all twelve nagas in the room shared its voice, like a persistent echo. "You have been summoned because you alone among us are mortal."

However, in the third paragraph, the word "Elders" should be lowercased. Using it in the phrase "one of the elders" makes it a common noun.