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The Malazan pitched against a wall, and, in a series of racking heaves, lost the supper the Seerdo shook the floor beneath his feet Garath continuing his relentless hunt Oh, you poor bastards, you invited the wrong guests into your temple …

’Oh, there you are!’

Still sickened, he twisted round to see Lady Envy, dressed in her spotless white nightclothes, her raven hair tied up and pinned, standing at the doorway ’That arretfully, her eyes on the corpses in the pools, then brightened ’Oh well! Co, you two! Senu and Thurule should be finished with the Seerdomin warriors’

’There’s more than one?’ Toc asked, bewildered

’There were about twenty in all Kahlt was their captain as well as being this teh priest Warrior-priests -- what an unfortunate coather up your belongings We’re rendezvousing in the co in her wake, with Baaljagg trailing, Toc drew a deep, shuddering breath ’Has Tool shown up for this?’ he asked

’I’ve not seen him He wasn’t required in any case We hadlike a fool!’

’Baaljagg watched out on your behalf, my love You eary, were you not? Ah, here we are Gather your accoutrements Garath intends to destroy this temple-’

’Yes,’ Toc snapped ’About Garath-’

’You don’t wake up well at all, do you, young man? Surely we can discuss all this later?’

’Fine,’ he growled, entering his room ’We will indeed’

The inner cha into dust, Toc stood in the co the corpses of the villagers and replacing them with the freshly butchered bodies of the Seerdoh the heart, was aht with fierce determination,’ Lady Envy murmured at Toc’s side ’His axe was everywhere, yet it seeuidly reached out, and stabbed the Seerdoh the heart A wondrous display, Toc the Younger’

’No doubt,’ he muttered ’So tell me, does the Seer know about us, now?’

’Oh yes, and the destruction of this tereatly’

’He’ll send a Hood-da he can spare one from his northern endeavours, that seems likely Certainly he will feel the need to respond in soress’