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Paran turned at the arrival of his new colittered as he studied the burning city ’The rains have done little to di

’Perhaps it’s not as bad as it looks,’ Paran said ’I can make out maybe five major fires It could be worse -- I’ve heard tales of firestorms …’

’Aye We saw one from afar, in Seven Cities, once’

’What’s Humbrall Taur had to say, Warchief? Do we pick up our pace or do we just stand here?’

Trotts bared his filed teeth ’He will send the Barahn and the Ahkrata clans southeast They are tasked with taking the landings and the floating bridges and barges His own Senan and the Gilk will strike towards Capustan The re clans will seize the Septarch’s s and the city’

’That’s all very well, but if we keep dawdling-’

’Hetan and Cafal, Taur’s children, are alive and not at risk So the shouldere sorceries Strange, yet profoundly powerful There is-’

’Da devoured !’

The Barghast’s grin broadened ’Thus, I have been given leave … to lead er to be first arowled under his breath He felt a need to draw his sword, felt a need to deliver vengeance, to finally -- after all this tiainst the Pannion Domin Quick Ben, in thosewith fever, had made it clear that the Domin held dire secrets, and a malevolence stained its heart The fact of the Tenescoas proof enough of that to the captain’s mind

But there was ed with spotfires He had thrown up acidic bile and blood -- revealing that truth to no-one The pain bound hihter

And another truth, one I keep pushing away She’s haunting hts But I’m not ready for her Not yet, not with my stomach aflame