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Hnorance bliss?

Tane didn’t have an answer

And in the end, it didn’t matter

Laylah was his And no aht terror would convince hi but a miracle

Time for a new conversation

"Have you discovered any information on the Sylvermyst?"

"Not much" Styx’s expression hardened He didn’t like the fact the evil fey had ed to keep their presence hidden Or the fact that they weren’t sure just howwhat little information he has in his library"

"And?"

"Froic of other fey They can form portals, cast hexes, and enchant objects They can also create the usual illusions"

Tane straightened from the desk That was next to worthless

"Styx, these were no typical fey"

"No, they aren’t," he agreed, his eyes darkening with frustration "But they were always secretive and rarely mixed with other demons, so the truth of their powers is hid in obscurity Now there’s nothing otten rumors"

"What are they?" Tane de

"One claiher tolerance to iron than their cousins"

"That’s no rumor The bastard disappeared out of a cell made entirely of iron and lined with lead while shackled I’ve never heard of another fey who could do that" He shook off his regret they hadn’t kept a constant guard on the bastard How could they have known he could create a portal through enough lead to kill most fey? "What else?"

"They can speak with the dead" Tane shuddered at the unexpected revelation "Char," Styx said "They can co they have ghost slaves?"

Styx held up a warning hand "Don’t dise even to a va souls into the underworld"

Tane had heard of demons who possessed the talent of necromancy, but they could rarely do more than communicate with those who’d passed to the underworld

To actually be able to take command of a shade …

He abruptly stiffened "Damn"

"What is it?"

"Jaelyn must be warned," he said

"Don’t worry," Styx soothed "I’ve sent DeAngelo and Xander to track her"

Tane shook his head Jaelyn was a genuine pain in the ass, but she was a true born Hunter

"They’ll never find her"

Styx regarded hiood?"

"The best I’ve ever encountered"

"Excellent" The Anasso smiled "I have need of a Hunter Perhaps I’ll invite her to join ine the prickly feant vauard

Blood would most certainly flow

"Better you than me"

"Why?"

"She has the attitude of a rabid badger"

Styx was unfazed "I remember another vampire with impressive skills and a nasty attitude," he ular basis, but eventually I ed "Or maybe I just found the riht back to those days After he was forced to kill Sung Li, he’d retreated fro as little better than a rabid aniolia

He wasn’t sure how much time passed when Styx made his first appearance, but he did know that he’d done his best to kill the massive Aztec He didn’t know that Styx was a servant of the previous Anasso, and wouldn’t have given a shit if he did He would have been happy if the unknown vaed to put an end to his miserable existence

But Styx didn’t strike the killing blow

Instead he retreated, only to return the next night, sitting on a rock near Tane’s cave and eventually leaving behind a blanket The next night he had settled a few feet closer and left behind a stack of books The next night it had been clean clothing

His patience had been reh of Tane’s trust to lead him back into civilization And eventually he’d trained him to become his Charon

At the time Tane hadn’t knohy the vampire would make such an effort

It was only in the past months that he’d discovered that two of them had committed the same fatal sin

Styx had covered the madness of the previous Anasso until it was nearly too late