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"Heal the body, Jaenelle!" Dae to keep her connected to her body while she tried to throw hiainst his mind

"You lied to , done anything to get you back," he roared, his nails digging in to hold her "Heal it!"

"Letht As they tangled furiously, he felt Saetan slip the tether around her leg

One flick of the poithin her would tear hied, pleaded

"Daemon, please You’re

"Witch-child" Saetan’s voice, cracked and tre "Saetan?"

"We don’t want to lose you, witch-child"

"You won’t lose me I can see you all in the misty place"

Saetan’s words came slowly, as if each one pained him "No, Jaenelle You won’t see us in the misty place If you don’t heal your body, Daemon and I will be destroyed"

Daeh his teeth The Sadist wasn’t the only one who could spin a deadly trap

Her wail filled their minds, filled his ears as the child body echoed the sound

He felt a tidal wave of dark power rush up out of the abyss, felt it fill the young body he held in his arms, felt it mend torn flesh

Her body relaxed, went liolden hair

"I’ainst his chest

"No, sweetheart," he corrected gently "You’re hurt That’s different But we’ll get you to a safe place and--"

The Sanctuary shook as sory ed to a terrified shriek

Jaenelle screamed

Dae her at the Red as she tried to flee the body

Sucking the power from the chalice, he held onto her

Pieces wobbled

"No, Daemon," Jaenelle shrieked "You can’t You can’t" Suddenly she collapsed against his chest "I healed the body It’s still hurt, but it will o You can have the body You can use the body"

Daeainst her goldto use your body but you" He closed his eyes and held her tight "Listen, my Lady Witch I lied to you, and I’m sorry So very sorry But I lied because I love you I hope you’ll understand that one day"

She sagged against hi

"Listen toto take your body away from here We’ll keep it safe Is there some landmark in the misty place that you can always find?"

She nodded wearily

"There’s a tether around your leg Take it off and tie it around that landmark That hen you’re ready, it’ll show you the way back" It took him a moment to say the rest "Please, Jaenelle, please repair the chalice Find the shards and put it back together Return to the body when the Priest tells you it’s safe Grow up and have a rich life We need you, Lady Coed for you" He let her go

She hesitated a h distance between them, she turned around

Daemon sed hard "Try to reive htly touch his mind, felt her dark power reforether She closed her sapphire eyes He watched her shape change

When she opened her eyes, Jaenelle stood before hier a child "Dae caress Then she dove into the abyss, and his heart shattered He made the ascent for the last tiryfrom the outer roo Heard the sizzle of powerpower

He didn’t move Didn’t try He laid his head on Jaenelle’s chest and wept silently, bitterly

"Daeainst his mind and pulled back "Daeo," Daemon cried "I told her you’d tell her when it was safe to coo, Priest Sweet Darkness, I let her go"