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‘The dead?’ Kai asked, the old fear creeping over him
‘Worse’ One word, too
‘Lichkin?’ Kai stared, he could see nothing Lichkin only come in the dark
‘They rise,’ the seris said
‘How many?’ Don’t let it be all seven! Please
‘Many Like the rain’ The seris left The mist from which it wove its body drifted formless Kai had never seen a seris fall apart like that ‘Make one shadow’ The voice hung in the air
Kai’s vision arrowed toward the ground He dived for the Finger Sula stood at the fingertip, on the very edge, a white dot, growing swiftly Sight slah to make him fall to his knees He scrambled up, disoriented for a moment, then tore off toward Sula He reached her in less than ain his breath
‘You were a long tiotten about me, Kai Summerson’
‘Forgiveaway his panic It see to worry him
Sula’s pout becaht her face, and for aLichkin travel at night He took her hands and she came to hiainst his chest made his heart skip For a ers of one hand locked with hers, the other ran along her throat, feeling the pulsing heat of her
‘You shouldn’t stand so close to the edge,’ he said, though she stole his breath Just a yard behind her the tip of the Finger cru sharply down into the surrounding marsh
‘You sound like Daddy’ Sula cocked her head and leaned into hio with you today? That Kai Summerson is low-born trash, he said He wanted me to stay cooped up in Morltohile he did his business deals’
‘What?’ Kai let go of Sula’s hands ‘You said he agreed’
Sula giggled and put on a gruff voice ‘I’ll not have hed and returned to her normal tones ‘Did you know, he thinks you have a “reputation”?’
Kai did have a reputation, and a s very difficult for him
‘Look, Sula, we’d better go There ’
The tight little lines of a frown ?’
‘I had an ulterioryou here,’ Kai said
Sula grinned where other girls ht blush
‘Not that,’ Kai said ‘Well, that too, but I was scheduled to check the area Observe the marsh’
‘I’ve been watching fro down there!’ Sula turned froreen infinity of the mire Then she saw it ‘What’s that?’
Across the Reed Sea afro sun