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She turned back to Madison "My dear, be reasonable," Longbranch said "Go and get the Dragonheart and bring it tosweetheart will be free in a trice, and you’ll co-around money Refuse, and I’ll kill hi her a Shut up kind of look "I’ll be fine The sooner you go, the sooner you’ll be back"

"Just be sure you give the stone directly tointo the wrong hands"

Madison looked fro her to get aze said Jason would pay in blood for any kind of double cross

One thing was clear: Jason Haley had been lying to her since thewith the Roses? Or had he decided to sacrifice hiet her into the sanctuary?

Madison threw her ar parted fro lunatic bastard They’re going to kill you"

"I love you, too," he o of hie of White Rose soldiers, oblivious to the chaos around her

It was a mess An absolute, total mess, since no matter what she did, she’d end up with blood on her hands

Because there was no way she could bring the Dragonheart back to Jessabranch

Geoffrey Wylie watched as White Rose soldiers escorted the elicitor Madison Moss toward the gate, hands twitching as he fought back the ibranch’s wizards hustled Jason Haley off the other way, toward the middle of the White Rose camp

The stench of betrayal was in the air And it centered on Haley, the girl, and the Dragonheart He could feel power building behind the walls, like a cataclys What would happen if they breached the wall? Would they be vaporized, annihilated in an instant?

Longbranch was up to so the sacrificial lamb

He turned to his Red Rose captain, Bruce Hays, who stood, awaiting orders "How many wizards do we have?"

"For the Red Rose?" The officer considered "About three hundred, give or take a few infiltrators and spies for the other sides"

Wylie ser than any seen since the Wars of the Roses

"Here’s e’ll do Collect the Red Rose wizards and get thenal The White Rose can fight the rebels while we go after the girl and the Dragonheart"

Longbranch’s jailers didn’t seeh they clapped sefa manacles around his wrists, they didn’t bother to disable him or search him for heartstones before they hustled hi to make a move, he’d better do it before they threw hibranch had contrived He had a feeling it was the kind of place it’d be hard to get out of But he didn’t want to tip off Longbranch before Madison ell away

The ca deployed to the wall in preparation for the upcouards reached a secluded spot where he thought his escape o unnoticed, the White Rose wizards on either side of hiround and a band of Red Rose liveried wizards jerked hied hi princess in a video ga on?" he demanded

"Wylie has some questions for you Now shut up" As they neared the boundary of the camp, shouts erupted behind the stolen

The Red Rose wizards let go of Jason and turned to defend thean to fly, Jason left his captors behind and charged toward the gate

Chapter Thirty-five A House Divided

Fitch peered down through the witch’s brew of smoke and flaain Yes There was furtive ures crossing the open field

He wiped his sweaty hands on his jeans Was this it? The assault they’d been waiting for? It wasn’t exactly an are He squinted through his field glasses, picking out the White Rose e for Will, and saw that his friend had fallen asleep, leaning against the scaffolding at the end of the curtain wall Fitch couldn’t remember the last time they’d slept, other than accidentally

"Hey, Will," he said "Wake up"

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