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"Yeah, you do My pleasure That should be priority one"

Teeth grinding together, he turned on his heel and strode away "You will find it difficult to get into trouble here, so I suggest you do not even try" His voice echoed behind hi but a toothpick and a spoon "If you leave, I’ll rearrange everything" Not that there was any furniture to be seen

Silence

"I’ll get bored and take off"

"Try"

It was a response, at least "So you’re seriously going to leave ers

"Yes" Another response, though he didn’t stop walking

"What about that bed you were going to chain me to? Where is it?"

Uh-oh, back to silence

"You didn’t even tell me your name," she called, irritated despite herself How could he abandon her like that? He should hunger for more of her "Well? I deserve to know the na"

Finally, he stopped Still, a long while passed in silence and she thought he ain Then he said, "My na from view

CHAPTER THREE

LYSANDER WATCHED AS TWO newly recruited warrior angels--angels under his training and co its way free from hell The creature was scaled from head to hoof and little horns protruded froht red, like crystallized blood

The fight had lasted half an hour, and both angels were now bleeding, panting DeLysander should have been able to critique theThat way, they would do a better job next tiled with the fiend, his ned to her fate yet? He’d given her several days alone to calm and accept

"What now?" one of his trainees asked Beacon was his nao," the de it a lisp "I behave I return Ssswear"

Lies As a h Lord--just as there were three factions of angels, there were three factions of deh Lords held the most power, followed by Lords, ere followed by the lowest of them all, minions Despite this one’s lack of status, it could cause untold da humans Not only because it was evil, but also because it was a minion of Strife and took its nourishment from the trouble it caused others

By the time Lysander had sensed its presence on earth, it had already broken up twoand another to kill himself

"Execute it," Lysander co a heavenly law, yet it chose to escape frooing to lisssten to hier and better than hi hissself Lazy, if you asssk me Kill hiels raised their hands and fiery swords appeared

"Pleassse," the demon screeched "No Don’t do thisss"

They didn’t hesitate They struck

The scaled head rolled, yet the angels did not dematerialize their swords They kept the tips poised on thebut ash remained, they looked to Lysander for instruction

"Excellent job" He nodded in satisfaction "You have i, and I am proud of you But you will train with Raphael until further notice," he said Raphael was strong, intelligent and one of the best trackers in the heavens

Raphael would not be distracted by a Harpy he had no hopes of possessing