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Keruli’s sn, unperturbed ’Dear Kallor, how you’ve withered under your curse Do you still cart that uessed as ht it was you,’ Kallor hissed ’Such a paltry disguise-’

’Issues of physical manifestation have proved problematic’

’You’ve lost your power’

’Not entirely It has … evolved, and so I am forced to adjust, and learn’

The warrior reached for his sword ’In other words, I could kill you now-’

’I ahed ’Only in your dreaer dream, do you, Kallor? The Abyss takes you into its eht, Brood rumbled, ’Remove your hand from your weapon, Kallor My patience with you has stretched to its li before you, Warlord!’ the warrior rasped ’It is an Elder God! K’rul hiathered as hed

For a half-dozen heartbeats no-one spoke, and Itkovian could al shift of power An Elder God was an, at this table

’A limited manifestation,’ Keruli said, then, ’to be more precise’

’It had better be,’ Gruntle interjected, his feline eyes fixed squarely on hiiven Harllo’s fate’

Sorrow flitted across the Elder God’s smooth, round features ’Profoundly so, at the tiret that it proved insufficient’

’So do I’

’Well!’ Rath’Shadowthrone snapped ’You can hardly sit on the Mask Council, then, can you?’

The Malazan na everyone at the table

Stonny twisted in her seat to the High Priest of Shadow ’Does your god truly kno small your brain really is? What is the issue? Elder Gods don’t know the secret handshake? His mask is too realistic?’