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All well and good

But the contents

Holy hell

He had spent the last hour reviewing the stack of reports, a foot deep, which Co the mortal ascendiate Alison Wells Suffice it to say his chest now felt strapped with steel bands and his briefs were, yeah, damp

So much for an easy kill

What he had believed would be a si a fehts wouldn’t move

He read, The mortal is the most powerful ascendiate since Endelle’s arrival nine thousand years ago She has all of Second’s abilities

Jesus

The Commander had sent his spies after the ascendiate every day for the past year, assessing her, reading her powers, watching her activities There was even an absurd notation about the level she had achieved at sudoku

Of course his mind tripped over this information and fell flat with the next bit The ascendiate will no doubt have a Warrior of the Blood in full guardianher rite of ascension

Sweet Jesus

So, yeah He was in the es, a new thought eroin with possibilities If he were to drink the woman to death hi as Coer?

He flexed his buttocks and shifted in his seat to make room for a sudden erection

The Coht aside, Crace Make no h to ascendiate Wells with such a proposition in ray matter"

Crace looked up from the reports then shot to his feet

Shit

The Cohts before he’d appeared in the room Crace had to be smarter than this

"Co in the same position in hopes his obvious excitement would diminish quickly

"The Committee has been informed of the ascendiate’s refusal to join my ranks You hereby have permission to proceed in preparation for an imminent rite of ascension Lay in your plans Keep me informed I’ll be in Geneva for the next few hours After that I have several High Administrators to tend to I’m not sure when I’ll be back in Phoenix Two In the meantime, please move from your hotel into the suite next to my chambers here in the compound Are we clear?"

"Yes, Commander Thank you, Commander"

Perht hand of God

He rose fro, his parted lips ready to engage the Commander Unfortunately, his deity had vanished

Crace released a sigh He sat back doare again of his clinging pants He really needed to change theain, but he didn’t want to leave his desk He could not believe all this good fortune was happening to him A chance at the Round Table and now the suite next to the Cohed at his joke

Okay

This was good