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"I should--" Rainier began
"Most wounded, first out," Lucivar said
No arguing withthat voice
Rainier, the fool, argued anyway "Surreal has been poisoned"
Oh, shitIf Lucivar was pissed off before, noasreally pissed off
Lucivar stared at Rainier "Go," he said too softly
Surreal dropped the poker, dragged Dayle out of the corner, and brought her over to the hole
Rainier was cursing softly and viciously as he got into position on the slide She settled Dayle on his right side As he put his arirl, Surreal looked at the end of the slide and saw Jaenelle and Daelad She really didn’t want a clear look at Sadi’s face right now
She gave Rainier and Dayle a push, then watched theht-iron fence and all the tangled spells that had held theot the boys on the slide and started them down, the hole Lucivar had made in the as half the size The spells around the house were closing the hole, and there was no doubt in her mind that anyone left in the house when that hole closed co out Ever
"Lucivar…"
His head was turned, as if he was listening to so but blank wall behind hi up The three of us need to gonow "
He looked at her and snarled
She couldn’t reach him He would never listen Not to her
He’ll listen to Jaenelle
She grabbed Sage and hustled to the hole, ignoring the way her feet couldn’t see to leave until she was gone, she needed to get herself and the girl outfast
The poison iddy when Daeround
"What--?" Jaenelle said, her voice sharp
Then Daemon roared,"No!"
She saw Lucivar fra hole as he turned back toward so in the house
A moment later, the hole closed and the exit was sealed shut
TWENTY-FIVE
He had tiht as she stared at the solid wall
He could have gotten out Why in the name of Hell had Lucivar turned back?
Thunder rolled over the house and shook the ground She wasn’t sure if that was Daeiven voice or Jaenelle’s
But it was Daemon who bared his teeth in a snarl and wrapped one hand around a wrought-iron spike She thought he was going to rip away a piece of fence He was furious enough that he ht not even need Craft to do it
Instead, a section of fence suddenly fell to the ground, nothing s That was a quieter--and --indication of the power and fury that had just blasted out of thetoward the house’s front door
Jaenelle leaped to follow him, hit a Black shield, and bounced back "Daemon!Daemon! "
He didn’t stop, didn’t even check his stride--but the shield came down, and Jaenelle ran to catch up to him
"Go," Rainier said "Help her stop him I’ll shield the children"
She ran The poison seemed to slow her down a little more with every step, but she ran
He’d reached the covered entranceway Once he opened that door…
"Daemon!" Jaenelle shouted
He spun to face her, his face filled with barely controlled fury
"I ahim in that house," Jaenelle snapped "But--"
BOOM!
Surreal staggered Stopped Spun around as the side of the house exploded "Rainier?"
"I’ve got a shield around usShit! I’ll layer the shields"
Debris rained down as a dark shape shot skyith the speed of an arrow released froh above the trees beyond the property line
Then those dark wings spread, puan a wide circle back to the front door, where Dae out with hi her eyes with one hand
He’s an idiot, whoever he is,Surreal thought, hurrying to join Jaenelle and Dae around trying to get free Lucivar was still high enough to skio, the fool would end up with broken bones or get i descent The ed, dropped his prey, and landed lightly on the ay
"Look what I found," Lucivar said His e smile as he looked at Dae in the walls"