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"You would have done the sa," Thera said defensively

She would have, Jared thought, and couldn’t choke back the snarl

"I don’t think what I cut will grow back I think that’s why so was added to make his psychic scent so repulsive--so no one would push past it It felt likelike"

"Falling headfirst into a giant spittoon," Jared said

Blaed shuddered Thera and Lia turned a little green

"If I throw up on you, it’s your own fault," Thera said She took a quick sip of whiskey

Lia pressed a hand to her sto Thera’s hand, she sat back "Is he broken?"

Thera’s eyes narrowed thoughtfully "I’m not sure I had the impression this was done hurriedly"

Lia nodded "Because it was meant to be teht Jewel"

"What’s the point of all this?" Blaed asked

Jared eased back onto the bench "Destroying the one Queen capable of opposing Dorothea SaDiablo"

"But Lia isn’t the Gray--" Blaed stopped

Jared knew the ether and realized Liain the Gray Lady’s court

The young Warlord Prince swore quietly, passionately

Lia squirmed

"So Garth’s the only one who knoho the eneh clenched teeth, "but there’s no way to find out"

"Not for a few more days," Thera said "By then, all the runners I cut will have withered enough for hih"

Lia closed her eyes "A few more days," she said wearily

Jared slipped an arot a few advantages now First, there were three buttons That nal someone or leave an indication of our direction have been fouled Second, whoever’s following us isn’t going to expect slaves to be wearing their Jewels"

"Unless the bastard so the Red," Blaed pointed out "But you’re right that they’ll have "

"And third," Jared continued, "we’re less than three days away froht be able toto pull away fro people out of Raej would be risky, and it was a risk they’d have to share for the chance of freedoe of people who have nothing at stake take the risk of having Dorothea’s wrath descend on them"

Jared looked at Blaed and Thera "My father is the Warlord of Ranon’s Wood" If the war in Shalador had reached a s to think about thatCouldn’t think about that "We can get shelter and help there And we can get a Coach to take us to the mountain pass" He squeezed Lia’s shoulder "The Gray Lady’s warriors would be waiting at the pass for you, wouldn’t they?"

Lia nodded reluctantly

"What about all the rogues?" Blaed asked

Lia rubbed her hands on her trousers "Gran has an arrangeues in the Tamanara Mountains"

"Gran?" Blaed and Thera said in unison

"The Gray Lady is Lia’s grand the "You fool You idiot" She stopped because Blaed’s response was ly "What he said"

Blaed’s hazel eyes blazed with anger "Are you sure about getting a Coach that will get us safely to the pass?" he asked Jared

Jared nodded "If, for whatever reason,We’ll get to Dena Nehele"

"Do I get any say in this?" Lia ave Thera a dark look "You’re not being helpful"

Thera responded with a cool,stare "You’ve risked yourself and your land’s future to bring some people out of Raej--which really means out of Dorothea’s control One of those people has been trying to betray you during every step of this journey The enemy’s reot that enious, actually That link produces a sense of--"

"Wrongness," Lia whispered

"Wrongness," Thera agreed "Nothing to trace, nothing to detect, no stray thoughts or eht alert someone All of that is channeled to the one person whose psychic scent is already fouled" She paused "I’m with Jared on this Once the ene behind has fallen, he’ll have to bolt or strike You need a stronger escort than we can give you to get back to Dena Nehele"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>