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Apparently sensing the threat, the bull not ridden by Mara charged Tanu The other bull streaked toward Trask, while the lion pounced at Berrigan Tanu stood his ground like a ed at the side of the bull, lowering his shoulder The impact overturned the mechanical bull, and the iron body squealed as it slid across the stone floor
From astride the other bull, Mara called for the key, and Trask tossed it up as he leapt out of the way When Mara leaned out precariously to catch the iertips before falling to the floor with a resounding clack
As Berrigan tried to flee, the bronze lion swiped hi across the floor with parallel gashes in his back Tanu rushed over to help, and the lion turned to confront the new threat
Suddenly, beside Kendra, Seth stumbled abruptly forward He turned to face her, his expression shocked It took her afrom his chest
Elise and Kendra whirled to see Torina at the far end of the hall behind theered into view around her One of the leading zonizable as Laura, her hair disheveled, her outfit tattered and bloodied Another was Caiddily triumphant Back at the house, she had been too far away for Kendra to view her clearly The lectoblix appeared even younger than when Kendra had last spoken with her, and more athletic as well, like a woyrinned as she pulled the arrow back
Before Kendra could react, the arrow struck the center of her belly, jostling her backward as it rebounded off the adaiven her that ar it, he would not have an arrow through his rib cage Light blue eyes holding Kendra’s gaze, Torina gave a disappointed pout
After fu momentarily with her crossbow, Elise launched a quarrel at Torina The lectoblix ducked behind the jued in the hip of a rotting, baldingSeth’s shoulder and rushing hiht fro low, Kendra followed thee chamber
On the other side of the room, Tanu had wrestled the lion onto its back Mara had dropped fro Trask faced the entryway, huge crossbow held ready, a pair of long quarrels waiting to take flight The bull Tanu had toppled layback around to attack Mara again Berrigan rose unsteadily to his feet
"The keyhole is under his chin," Tanu boo, Seth plopped down on the floor The feathered shaft of the arrow protruded from his back, the cruel arrowhead froency kit, withdrew a flask, then handed the satchel to Kendra "Keep it safe," he rasped
"You’ll be all right," Kendra assured hi too fast!
Seth unscrewed the lid of the flask "She got o gaseous," Kendra insisted "You ht not be able to teleport with us!"
"Better than bleeding to death or getting zoered the arrowhead "I’hed wetly into his fist, then chugged the contents of the flask His body and clothes becahostly, vaporous version of hiaseous as well
Elise grabbed Kendra, hustling her farther from the entrance Kendra allowed herself to be led The spectral form of her injured brother followed at a listening on his brow, Tanu held the squir hold as Mara drew near The iron bull was rapidly closing in on the hurriedly She hastily stabbed the key into a socket and twisted Both of the bulls and the lion fell apart in clangorous heaps ofbull tu with the wreckage of the lion
As zombies shae crossbow, then set the weapon down, drawing a sword Tanu and Berrigan flung asidefrantically Blood oozed froly punctures on Tanu’s arms and shoulders Elise raced toward the de voice caused Kendra to glance over her shoulder The zoolden skin stride into the rooer wore a cape and a turban Beads, bones, and bits of twine decorated his braided beard He held up one hand clenched in a fist With every step, he left behind a flareen His chant rose to a shout as he pointed across the rooiant Samoan shrank back to his nor up a platinum cylinder "It was inside the key"
"Use it!" Trask barked
Tanu, Mara, and Berrigan all took hold of the Translocator Nothing happened
Not far from where Trask stood with his sword, Kendra and Elise ran side by side, still about forty yards froan and flung the Translocator like a desperate quarterback The cylinder flew in a high arc toward Elise and Kendra, turning end over end Elise stopped rushing forward, took several steps to one side, andcatch
Trask lifted his crossbow, aimed, and let loose another quarrel The wizard waved a hand, and the quarrel turned into a har dust Behind the wizard, the Gray Assassin stalked confidently into the room, swords unsheathed Trask ran toward Kendra and Elise
Elise handed Kendra the cylinder Syems sparkled Kendra felt the Translocator huers Noting its three segmented sections, she could see where she would twist it, but she hesitated, waiting for Trask to reach them
Back by the entrance to the chaain He opened a small, samite sack, and thick-linked chains slithered out rapidly, clinking against the polished floor The chains wereto have fit in the sed fro with a fierce creature that looked halfway between a wolf and a bear Zorabbed the middle section of the Translocator Kendra held the left, Elise the right They twisted the device as Torina let loose an arrow
Kendra experienced a brief sensation like she was folding into herself, as if she were collapsing down to a single point somewhere in her midsection, and then the odd sensation passed, and she was standing in a tidy aparth the s Out on the street, somebody honked a car’s horn
"Where are we?" Elise asked
"My apart his crossbow onto a nearby couch "First place that cao after the others"
Kendra and Elise released the device Trask twisted it and vanished For a erator huht?" Kendra asked
"He’ll be back"
"Is there a chance he’ll get Seth?" Elise stared ordless sympathy "He’ll try," she finally said
Elise started to pace Kendra folded her arms The apartment was stylish, with leather sofas, a sleek flat-screen television, a glass coffee table, black-and-white photographs franer la "When do you--"<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>