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Origins Of The Bellmaker: Chapter 8

Origins Of The Bellmaker: Chapter 8 - Noonvale’s Joyous Occasion After Celaena accepted Joseph's marriage proposal, Noonvale exploded in cheers. Only a few residents refused to cheer, that being Rosemary and her group. Screaming with rage at being scorned, she scooped up Joseph's oak wood staff and charged at Celaena. "No one takes Joseph from me!" Celaena squeaked in fright as the heavy staff swung her way, but the blow never struck. Instead, Joseph caught the staff, used Rosemary's momentum to flip her head over tail, and planted her back-first in the snow. Rosemary squeaked as she hit the ground and the air was driven from her lungs. Joseph reached for the fishing dagger he always carried and was in mid-swing toward Rosemary's throat before his reflexes to stop swinging the knife kicked in. His muscles tightened and the razor-sharp blade came to a stop just a hair's breadth from slicing into Rosemary's neck. Silence reigned for a few seconds, broken only by Joseph's seething as