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Consciousness came slowly After who kneher new injury Her face was still throbbing fro

She cracked open her eyes to find herself laid out on the botto down at her "Crow!"

Carrow struggled to wrap her arirl "Ruby, sweetheart"

"I missed you!"

"I missed you, too"

"What happened to your face, Crow? Why aren&039;t we leaving? Aren&039;t we going ho position, wincing in pain "They lied, Ruby"

"Lied?" The girl&039;s irises shimmered ominously

"Doesn&039;t mean we&039;ll be here forever We&039;ll escape, I proirl&039;s head to the bunk across fronized the pair from the file the House of Witches kept, the file of evil Sorceri to be assassinated at will

Emberine, the "ueen of Flames, and Portia, the "ueen of Stone, partners - and rumored to be lovers - for centuries

The tere unmistakable Portia&039;s pale yellow hair was short with black-tipped spikes that defied gravity Emberine&039;s unruly mane was plaited in the wild Sorceri style, some of the thick braids a brazen titian red, soe of flaaze off the in here?"

Between the two "ueens, they could manipulate fire and rock as no others on earth It was said that Ember had the power of a hundred fire demons, could actually turn herself into a flame Portia was rumored to be able to move mountains, literally They used their vast powers e

"They&039;ve only been here two days," Lanthe answered, not see to like the new additions anyup to capacity around here"

"Yes, we&039;re i" They tittered

Portia added, "Which has given us plenty of ti about just yesterday? Ah, yes, how the House of Bitches can&039;t handle your power"

Ember opened her arms "Ruby, come sit on Auntie Ember&039;s lap As you often like to do"

When Carrow&039;s fingers tightened on her shoulder, Ruby frowned up at her

Portia pointed at Carrow&039;s face "Nice shiner It goes with your skirt"

Carrow shot the two killing looks "I&039;ve had a day Do not screithon the cake she&039;d baked

She&039;d betrayed a demon male who hadn&039;t deserved it The look in his eyes Too late, he&039;d grasped the power of their weapons

"Oh, yes, you got double-crossed by the Order," Portia said

Ember added, "You didn&039;t have to be an oracle to see that one cootten Ruby to sleep and the Sorceri had turned in, Carrow and Lanthe sat with their backs against the wall - again, fitting - watching for any traffic in the ward

"Hoas Ruby?" Carrow asked

"Each night she awakens, still confused about where she is and why her mother isn&039;t here Each time when she remembers, she cries herself to sleep She also cried for you"

Carrow exhaled "I don&039;t kno she won&039;t be messed up after all this"

"I experienced e I saw et her throat slit And look hoonderfully Sabine and I both turned out"

"Sabine and wonderful?" Sabine was one of the most feared Sorceri in the Lore She was the "ueen of Illusions, couldshe chose, could delve into a person&039;s brain and htion, her vanity nearly as extensive "Going to need a minute, or a millennium, to try to match those up"

Lanthe eyed her "So do you want to tell houl attack," Carrow began, and went on to relate al recorded, she left out a few of the inti, "Lanthe, he ht have beenthe one"

"You clearly were for him I couldn&039;t believe my eyes when I saw the way he looked at you"

"After a fewthreatened me, he&039;d destroy it with a viciousness you&039;d marvel at"

"Tender to you and vicious to others? He sounds like the perfect male"