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You saw him?Hawke’s voice

For half a second after he attacked me He disappeared before I could counter

Hawke’s yell tore through his head

Hawke?

A groan of pain filled his ony and excites You’re the only one ould find the real goddahe asked

Kougar?

HereKougar’s

voice,

though

barely

recognizableGot

clawedinhead

Mindslowing

It’s the venohe he said,Everyone’s still with us, but Kougar’s got venoet the hell out of here, Stripes

For once I coree with you Tell theh the warding in huain

Back into your ani the e cahe yelled, a cry of fury and painGoddamn that hurts!

I can’t shift,Hawke said

I can’tshift, either,Tighe gasped

Kougar?Jag calledKougar!

No answer

Oh, shit There’s a second Dae with fury and desperationI can feel Delaney’s worry shifting to terror

A bolt of raw fear tore through Jag Olivia could possibly fight the Dae its power at this point could kill everyone out there, and he knew her well enough to know she wouldn’t risk it She’d never endanger the others Which would put her in grave danger herself

They’re in trouble,Tighe calledJag, get out there You’re the only one who can reach them!

Hawke yelled with pain

If he left now, he’d be leaving his brothers in the dark with that thing, with no way to cout, he kneas their only chance of survival

I’ot to find a way out of here

Fast

Olivia wasn’t going to die on hi to die

But another slice of pain ripped down his back, and he wondered if they hadn’t all reached the end of their lives

Olivia’s flesh literally rippled as she watched a Daemon approach for the second tino less terrifyingthan the first tiainst the Dae her friends

Did this son of a bitch hurt Jag? Kill hiut She didn’t want Jag deadPlease, not that

"Where do you think ood?" Delaney asked calmly beside her "The head or the heart?"

"Go for the head I’unfire shattered the stillness of the day The hu, which would onlyif they were going to stand any chance of reaching the Ferals

Delaney fired several et every time - twice between the eyes, once in the neck, and once in the chest where his heart ought to be, but he never slowed He didn’t seem to feel the bullets

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"Well, that sucks," Delaneyknife she noore strapped to her belt

Olivia nodded to herself as she watched the woman Not many huhe had chosen well

The four stood together, shoulder to shoulder, Olivia and Delaney in the middle, Ewan and Niall on either side The Daenize her? She couldn’t be certain, but it looked like the one that had attacked her last night

Olivia’s heart pounded, her skin crawling with sheer terror She had to try to feed fro the others Which meant she’d either have to draw it away or draw its attack

But as she took a step forward, Niall’s firm hand clamped down on her shoulder

"Olivia, no"

"Release me, Niall, and stay where you are All of you I’ve faced this thing once and survived" And it was this one, she was almost sure of it

Niall’s hand fell away But as sheDid it sense her plan? Did it re back, away froed she’d put about three meters between herself and her companions Not nearly as much space as she’d like, but the distance between her and Daemon was now less than that between her and her friends Shethem

The back door to the house opened and a wo lot of Wal-Mart Mystery, they’d called her Her gaze met Olivia’s and held, as if Olivia were the only one of importance, the only reason the sorceress had bothered to step outside

"Come to me, Therian"

Olivia scoffed "Why in the hell would I do that?"

"Rear attack!" Niall’s call had her whirling in a quick arc The sight she faced behind her chilled her as much as the one in front While they’d faced the Daee sentinels had crept up frouard

Niall’s call had alerted them all, but too late Even as Olivia ran back the way she’d coe sentinels

As the other two sentinels took on Niall and Delaney, Olivia raced to keep the first pair fro Ewan