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All night Harry sat alone in the ruins, sat there with his thoughts, with Faethor trapped within hi dead held at bay without He let no one in to witness his sorrow

He had thought he would be cold, but strangely was not He had thought the darkness and the shadoould bother hiht had felt like an old friend

With the dawn spreading in the east, he sought out Bodrogk and his lady They had found a sheltered place to light a fire, and now reclined in each other’s arreeted hireat resolve

’It doesn’t have to be,’ he said The choice is yours’

’Our world is two thousand years in the past,’ Bodrogk answered ’Since then we’ve prayed for peace a thousand times You have the power, Necroscope’

Harry nodded, uttered his esoteric farewell and watched their dust le as a breeze came up to blow them away

And noas ready

He returned to the ruins and set Faethor free

What? that father of vah? Do you enlisthas failed,’ Harry told hi He deliberately lied to a dead ,’ he said

Faethor’s fury knew no bounds Without ht him doithout me? He doesn’t know I had a hand in it? I want to feel the dog’s pain! He crashed out of Harry’s mind and discovered Janos - dead!

Astonished, Faethor knew the truth, but of course Harry had known it before hiered Wellesley’s talent to shut Faethor out ’I told you I’d be rid of you,’ he said

Fool! Faethor raged I’ll be back in, never fear Only relax your guard by the sain, Necroscope

’We had a bargain,’ Harry was reasonable ’I’ve played my part Go back to your place in Ploiesti, Faethor’

Back to the cold earth, after I’ve known your warmth? Never! Don’t you knohat has happened? Janos reat error when he read the future He knew that a o down from this place when all was done I am that vampire, Harry, in your body!

’Men shouldn’t read the future,’ said Harry, ’for it’s a devious thing And now I have to be on ed and opened a M&ouosani?’ he said And he stepped through the door