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Surreal gulped back a sob of relief at the sound of that faht voice

Hope and horror filled Daemon’s eyes as he slowly raised his head "Please," he whispered "I never meantPlease’" He threw his head back, let out a heart-shattering cry, and collapsed

Using Craft, Surreal rolled hi her broken wrist Dizzy and nauseous, she closed her eyes as she felt Jaenelle approach "I realize arriving a few seconds sooner would have made a less dramatic entrance, but I would’ve appreciated it asped "Hell’s fire, what happened to you?"

During the other times when Jaenelle’s "shadow" had joined Surreal to search for Dae woman unless you tried to touch her No one wouldthat walked the living Realms But the sapphire eyes were still filled with their ancient fire, and the Black Jewels still gloith untapped strength Jaenelle shook her head and wrapped her hands around Surreal’s wrist A flash of nu warmth Surreal felt the bones shift and set

Jaenelle’s transparent hands pulsed, fading and returning again and again! For a moment, she faded co for her return

When she reappeared, her eyes were filled with pain and she panted as if she couldn’t draw a full breath

"Collapsing," Jaenelle gasped "Not now Notyet" Her transparent body convulsed "Surreal, I can’t finish the healing The bones are set, but" A tooled, leather wristband hovered in the air Jaenelle slipped it over Surreal’s wrist and snapped it shut "That will help support it until it heals"

Surreal’s left forefinger traced the stag head set in a circle of flowering vines--the sa that was a symbol for Titian’s kin, the Dea al Mon

Before she could ask Jaenelle about the wristband, soround nearby A uards heard us" Using her left aret him out of here and--"

"I can’t leave here, Surreal," Jaenelle said quietly "I have to do what I came here to dowhile I still can" The Black Jewels flared, and Surreal felt a shivering, liquid darkness flow into the maze

Jaenelle tried to sh the maze Not’this aunt, bruised body and gently brushed the long, dirty, tangled black hair off his forehead "Ah, Dae of otten that it’s also a gift If it’s not too late, I’ll do better I promise"

Jaenelle placed her transparent hands on either side of Daelowed

Listening to the Hayllian guards thrashing around soround and settled down to wait

"Daemon"

The island slowly sank into the sea of blood He curled up in the center of the pulpy ground while the word sharks circled, waiting for hi for the end of this tor for the debt to be paid in full? Now she was calling hi for his complete surrender

"Move your ass, Sadi!"

He rolled to his hands and knees and stared at the golden-manned, sapphire-eyed woman who stood on a blood-drenched shore that hadn’t existed a o A tiny spiral horn rose froown looked as if it were made from black cobwebs and didn’t quite hide her delicate hooves

The pleasure of seeing her iddy Her mood made him cautious He carefully sat back on his heels " You’re annoyed with me"

"Let o under and I have to pull you out, I’ to be pissed"

Daee"

With precise enunciation, she spoke a phrase in the Old Tongue

His jaw dropped He choked on a laugh

"That, Prince Sadi, islanguage"

You arewhore

He swayed, steadied himself, rose carefully to his feet "Have you come to call in the debt, Lady?"

He didn’t understand the sorrow in her eyes

"Fm here because of a debt," she said, her voice filled with pain She slowly raised her hands

Between the shore and the sinking island, the sea churned, churned, churned Waves lifted and froze into waist-high walls Between thee htly brushed the crests of the red, frozen waves He stepped onto the bridge

The word sharks circled, tore off chunks of the island, tried to slice away the bridge beneath his feet

You are my instrument

Jaenelle called in a bow, nocked an arrow, and took aih the air The word shark thrashed as it withered and sank

Words lie Blood doesn’t