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We meet here because it is safer for us all Hunter cannot astral travel

Meaning there was so That still doesn’t answer the question aboutHunter’s supporters, he said, but neither do they side with us They do not, in fact, know I support Harry If they did, they would report it to Hunter, just as they would if they knew of this lad they didn’t know about it It also meant I had to be damn careful about what I said out loud froes the fact that I have no intention of helping you

And if Hunter attacks more of your friends?

I’ll deal with it when it happens But would I? Could I? As much as I hated Hunter, as much as I’d love to see her dead for what she’d done to Jak, I very ainst her And even though I knew Azriel would take the witch out if given half the chance, he could do so only if she attacked h to do that, either Besides, he’d made no secret of his desire to kill her – not even from her She no doubt had plans – and protections – put in place for such an eventuality

Stanford continued to regardin his eyes that made me think he was neither surprised by my answers nor in any way put off by them

Which made him very much like Hunter in soet what he wanted?

When she kills again – and she will kill again, trust me on that – ill be here, ready to discuss our plans further His tone was still even, still unperturbed Trepidation skittered down my spine Its cause wasn’t so much fear of him or his plans, but rather his certainty that Hunter hadn’t finished her bloodshed just yet But you should kno that we do not expect you to go up against her alone and unprepared

Well that’sof you I frowned What do you ed There are , shall we say – theaspects of what Hunter has become

And what, exactly, has she become? You never did explain that

She is a Maenad, he said, and a follower of the Greek wine god Dionysus, who can on one hand bring joy and divine ecstasy to those who co rage

While I was absolutely positive Hunter didn’t even know the e certainly fit

Stanford continued In ancient ti as known as the orgiastic rites of Dionysus, and often tore apart and devoured any animal or human who came in contact with theh there are none alive who could confirm it

Does that mean she became a Maenad before she becaain when it comes to life span

But when you became a vampire, you certainly did I studied him for a second, then said, If there’s no witnesses left alive, how do you know she’s still a practicing Maenad?

Because when you are touched by theyou can cast aside

So Hunter was iuess that ht now

How do you plan to stop her doing toher in a place that breaks the connection to her god, thereby restraining what she is able to do in his name

Which really didn’t tell me a lot If you’re able to do that, why not do it now and take her out yourselves? Why do you need oes against the council’s rules of hierarchy and challenges, and they would be honor bound to kill us

Meaning what? That to kill Hunter you have to fores must be performed in front of chosen witnesses, so that they can confirht and the kill As a fully functioning Maenad with the power of a god behind her, Hunter would wipe the floor with either myself or Markel It is the reason she has retained her position as long as she has

Then ht happens someplace she can’t use her powers

It is not that simple, Markel couarded against any for Hunter’s Maenad nature would be seen as such

Trust fucking va-up-the-ladder scenario so damn complicated

If she’s so dah council before now?

Because as much as the h She ht of nuest Stanford paused, and half shrugged The h the astral plane near hiht be But with these keys in her hand, she has hell itself behind her

I snorted Not even Hunter could control hell

I never said she could control it The threat of unleashing it – of h There are feould risk such a thing

There were at least two people I kneho could and would risk it Unfortunately for everyone, they were the ones who currently had both gate keys