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"Because you bit her," Nix told him before he&039;d spoken a word

While he&039;d been wasting precious ti how to evade the cloud of wraiths and storm Val Hall, they&039;d suddenly parted for Nix as she&039;d casually strolled from the manor

"That&039;s why I won&039;t tell you where it is," she continued She was chewing gum and wore a pink T-shirt that read: Jedi Kitty

Taken aback, he said, "Nix, I&039; with my brother Nikolai, and I need - "

"I knoho you are And what you&039;ve done to poor Daniela You&039;ve driven her straight into the arms of that hot-on-a-stick Jadian"

No, Daniela wasn&039;t lost yet She couldn&039;t be "Tell et to her"

"Why should I?" the soothsayer asked in a mulish tone "I like her with Jadian He doesn&039;t, oh, burn her cold skin as he drains her blood"

Murdoch flushed

"Maybe you should do the selfless thing and let her go," Nix said "What if she can be happier there?"

"Maybe I should give her all the information she doesn&039;t have yet, information she&039;ll need to make this decision"

"What doesn&039;t she know?"

"That I&039; to do whatever it takes to be with her" His father&039;s words arose in his h to fight for it - or to fear losing it Though thisup for three centuries of not caring

"I never told her these things" Murdoch closed in on Nix "Valkyrie, I won&039;t rest until I get the chance to"

She cast hi as if he were a book she was trying to read in diht

He ran his palm over his face "Look, I know you helped the Lykae Bowen several times You&039;ve even assisted Nikolai But you won&039;t help me? Why, damn it?"

She blinked up at him "Because I play favorites?"

He scowled "Tell ? Okay - a lot of people have some serious money on the fact that you&039;re a cad"

"No longer," he bit out "Can&039;t you see the future and know that I&039;ood to her?"

She narrowed her eyes After long moments, she said, "Huh You re"

Irritation flared Like he needed her to tell hied "I still won&039;t help you find her Even if I was moved to deus ex your machina, I refuse to portend for every Tom, Murdoch, and Harry It cheapens the experience, and before long I&039;ll have a reputation as a sooth-whore" She fogged her claws, then buffed them on her T-shirt "Besides, you already kno to reach Daniela"

"How? Tell an to feel surreal, as if all of his life had been leading up to this The world see tirelessly; he strained his ht -

"Fine, I will divulge one thing " Nix said "Danii&039;s going toIf she hasn&039;t already"

Ah, Christ, no

With that prediction, Nix traipsed back past the wraiths - handing the him with a knot of dread in his chest What if Daniela had s sharpened Then she&039;ll becoear up at the lodge, dragging a backpack from a closet When he turned around, Nikolai and Myst appeared in the roo out," Nikolai said Then he frowned "The last place I would&039;ve looked for you Literally, the last of your properties we&039;ve tried over the months Siberia, Murdoch? There&039;s only one way it could make sense to live here"

Murdoch punched clothes and cold-weather gear into the pack "I don&039;t have time for this"

"Make time," Myst said "We know you&039;re with Danii"

"I&039;oddamned problem"

Whatever Myst saw in his expression ently "To go to Icergard?"

"Yes"