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’Clever, finding another one’

The Shield Anvil smiled

’I shall take o with you, Tri, quiet breath, the hairs of his neck rising at the sudden, heavy silence in the Great Hall Betrayal? His eyes were drawn to one priest in particular Rath’K’rul’s words were fuel to suspicions the Destriant already held, and the bias led hiue, but his gaze remained fixed on Rath’Fener

The boar mask ithout expression, yet the man stood as if he had just taken a blow

’The age of K’rul,’ Rath’Shadowthrone hissed, ’is long past’

’He has returned,’ the robed ive every one of you a certain measure of relief It is K’rul’s blood, after all, that has been poisoned The battle now begun shall spare no-one, including the gods whom you serve If you doubt my words, take your inner journeys -- hear the truth froht well be reluctant, indeed, resentful But they will be spoken none the less’

’Your suggestion,’ Rath’Queen of Dreams said, ’cannot be achieved in haste’

’I a,’ Rath’K’rul said with a slight bow ’Be warned, however, we’ve little time’

’You spoke of betrayal-’

’Aye, Rath’Queen of Dreams, I did’

’You wound us with divisiveness’

The robed man cocked his head ’Those who know your own conscience to be clear, brothers and sisters, will thereby be united The one who cannot od’

’ His? ’

Rath’K’rul shrugged

Brukhalian cleared his throat in the subsequent silence ’With the leave of the Mask Council, I shall now depart My Shield Anvil has need of me’

’Of course,’ Rath’Hood said ’Indeed, from the sounds beyond the Thrall, it would appear that the walls are breached and the enemy is within’