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Twenty ed forward, then dropped in their tracks

Daemon just smiled "Perhaps I should kill the rest of them now to eliminate further annoyances"

Hekatah carefully lowered the knife "Why are you here, Sadi?"

"Your little sche withto ith Kaeleer That’s hardly a ’little scheme’ "

"Well, that all depends on whether you have the power to win, doesn’t it?" Dae a Realm that’s been devastated by a war, so I decided it was time we had a little talk" Dorothea jumped forward "Don’t listen to hi Dorothea

Daemon’s smile becath to kill every living thing in the Realm of Terreille"

"NO!" Saetan shouted "Youdo not control the Queen" When Daeain

"Don’t I?" Daemon purred "Haven’t you wondered why she didn’t respond to the ’gift,’ High Lord? Oh, she was greatly distressed Hasn’t done anything but weep since your finger arrived But she isn’t here--and she isn’t going to be because she values having my cock inside her more than she values you Any of you" For the first tilanced at Lucivar

Saetan shook his head "No You can’t do this, Daemon"

"Don’t tell me what I can do You had your chance, old man, and you didn’t have the balls to take it Now it’smy turn, and I intend to rule"

"That’s just another lie," Dorothea snapped "You’ve never been interested in ruling"

Daeer on her "What wouldyou know about what I wanted, bitch? You never offered th without ever offering anything in return"

"I did offer you so!"

"What?You? You had your use ofmore of that would be any kind of reward?"

"Youbastard !You--" She took a step toward him, her hand raised like a claw

A blow from a phantom hand knocked her off her feet She fell on top of Surreal, ore viciously and pushed her off

Tearing his eyes away from Dae, but it wasn’t froer

"What is it you want, Sadi?" Hekatah said, unable to keep her voice steady

A long, chilling moment passed before Daeotiate on my Queen’s behalf"

"I told you," Dorothea et up

"And ill you tell your Queen?" Hekatah asked

"That I arrived too late to save any of them I’m sure I can prod her into a suitably violent reaction"

"She’ll destroy more than us if she unleashes that kind of power"

Daemon’s smile was a satisfied one "Exactly She’ll destroy everything And once all of you are gone Well, therewill have to be a few more battles in Kaeleer to eliminate the more troublesos will settle down quite nicely" He turned and started to walk away

He’ll never get her to destroy everyone in Terreille,Saetan thought, closing his eyes against the sick feelings churning in his stomachHe’ll never twist her thatmuch Not Jaenelle

"Wait," Hekatah said

Saetan opened his eyes

Dae, he raised one eyebrow in inquiry

"Was that the only reason you caain and sht I would settle a few debts while I was here"

Hekatah returned the s to talk about But not right now Why don’t you indulge yourself while I--while Dorothea and I think about hoe ht settle this a a to do to pass the tiht, disappeared into the darkness

Hekatah looked at Saetan It wasn’t possible for hiht now, to keep his face blank