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Dalad you’re back," he continued "I, um, ere really worried about you"

"Well, thanks for everything," I said with a s-tiie You’re kinda special, y’know?"

Special? Was he crushing on ed to attract the attention of so again, I leaned ainst the wall "The first ti to summon Rhyzel, a luhrek, at the sa to su to escape Cerise’s binding"

Idris began tracing a neard "Yeah, whatever I couldn’t do it"

I frowned and tilteda lord?"

His gaze snapped to ! No way!"

"Then how do you know you can’t do it?" I asked, raising an eyebrow "Maybe when you get back to Earth you can try su Mzatal"

He stared at me as if I’d tried to tell him that two plus two equaled three "You’re serious"

"Well, yeah," I said "IThat’s what rah power What do you have to lose?"

"My rinned and shook his head "I dunno Katashi is using four summoners to su"

That didn’t ht it was easier to sued and ive it a try, don’t su anymore "Especially not Amkir, Kadir, Jesral…or Rhyzkahl"

"I wouldn’t drea Mzatal is a stretch for me"

"Yeah, well, don’t even be alone with any of them" A shiver ran down my spine "Especially Kadir He’s twisted"

He nodded slowly "Yeah, his portrait freakedSince I’ve been here, Lords Vahl, Elofir, and Seretis have been here a few tiallery," Idris said "On the third level of his palace There’s portraits of demons, humans, all the lords, all sorts of stuff" He whistled low and shook his head "And you kno Szerain’s paintings and sculptures are Well, that portrait of Kadir felt like he was about an inch away, breathing on me Scared the shit out of me!" He allery I saw lots of his stuff in the rest of the palace," I said, then scowled blackly as a shadowElinor allery when I was actually there at Szerain’s palace?

Idris shrugged "Yeah, but no lords outside the gallery At least none that I’ve ever seen"

Helori returned and touched my arm "Mzatal will meet you in the plexus"

I nodded, then looked back to Idris "I’ll see you later Thank you for everything" I gave hi, then turned and walked quickly away before either of us could get too eood since I didn’t knohere anything was When Mzatal had first broughtcharove, and of course, then I escaped

My loss, though, because Mzatal’s palace was damn impressive, in a much different way than Rhyzkahl’s Where Rhyzkahl’s palace rose to lofty white heights with a ence, Mzatal’s curved with the flow of the cliff, dark stone accented with bursts of color fros Glass co, wall-to-wall, like inthe place an open feel and loads of natural light Helori ledmezzanines, then up stairs and more stairs, down a corridor, and then yet ed corridor carpeted in luxurious deep blue "And noe enter Mzatal’s private area," Helori said, indicating the narrow line of beautiful flickering wards inlaid in the paneling