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#14 The Riddle

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Tonight, a prince on the road poses a riddle no one can solve: one killed none, but still killed twelve. The answer trails back through a poisoned horse, a hungry raven, and a supper that finished off twelve murderers — and a proud princess who has never lost a riddle in her life is about to meet her match.

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