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All Ditzy had wanted was rest and a way out of the mad quest that had shoved itself into her life.

Halted by ancient fire and older nightmares, she had hoped that the others would give up—or at the very least leave her in peace to raise her daughter. Perseverance seems a hollow word as Ditzy is again manipulated by the greater forces of the world, yet in the north Tick begins to understand his plague and the strange gift of his eyes.

Additional character tags: Royal Guard, Batpony