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A FEW HOURS AFTER REAPPEARANCE
Kings of the Broken Wheel # 8 - 9 (Graphic Novel 8)
Kings of the Broken Wheel # 8
The Palace reappears some 10,000 years after it left, in what would be the cultural equivalent of the 1300s A.D. on Earth. No calendar system of dates has yet been devised for Abode, however. Those inside the Palace (Rayek, Skywise, Leetah, Ember, Suntop, Ekuar, Trinket) haven't aged a day. They believe that the Wolfriders are long dead. Rayek takes Leetah to Winnowill so her mind can be healed. Leetah attacks Rayek for taking away her family. He drops her and she falls into a human house. Inside, a woman begs Leetah to heal her sick and dying daughter. With Skywise's help, she gets out. Skywise has Leetah take away his wolf blood. Rayek plans to merge their Palace with the Palace of the High Ones when it appears. He finds Winnowill in the ocean. She has adapted to her aquatic environment. Picknose (now much older) sees the Palace and says "It's time." In the Sun Village, Savah's miniature palace tells her the larger Palace is has returned. The Wolfriders, kept safe in wrapstuff by the trolls, are awakened, as are Scouter, Dewshine, Newstar, Mender and Dart in the Sun Village. However, those who were put in wrapstuff because of injuries during the Sun Village battle (Yun, Chot, Kimo) stay in wrapstuff.
Kings of the Broken Wheel # 9
Skywise and Leetah are pulled inside the Palace which settles into the ocean. Rayek entrances Winnowill so Leetah can finish healing her. Winnowill awakes and won't allow it. She knocks them against the Palace and they lose consciousness. They are rescued by Venka, Aroree, and Zhantee. Rayek and his daughter Venka go below to Winnowill. With her powerful sending, Venka forces her into unconsciousness. Rayek sees that the Wolfriders survived for all these years. He offers to take any of them into the Palace during the merging. Any left behind will cease to exist. He sees that no one will come, not even Ekuar. Since those he cares about would be wiped out, he can't go through with it. His chance comes and goes. The Original Palace is briefly seen in the sky, before falling backwards 20,000 years to the beginning of the timeline.
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