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K’Chain Che’Malle were thundering back through the coate Sorcerous detonations shook the entire structure Urdo spirals of grey lightning writhed skyward fro overhead Beyond it, filling the sky above the harbour, was an enor depths

The lieutenant glanced back at her paltry squads They’d lost the three badly wounded soldiers, as she had expected Not one of the Bridgeburners crouching in the smoke-hazed street had been spared -- she saw far too much blood on the soot-smeared uniforms behind her

To the northwest, the sounds of battle continued, drawing no closer Picker knew that Dujek would have sought to reach the keep, if at all possible Fro pushed back, street by street

The ga us on our own

’K’Chain Che’Malle!’ a soldier hissed fro up behind us!’

’Well, that settles it, then,’ Picker e’s breach!’

The Bridgeburners sprinted across the rubble-littered street

Blend was the first to coe I -- three walls and half of the roof reht be a doorway far to the left of the room’s far wall

Two steps behind Blend, Picker leapt clear of the tu on the roo Blend

Feet tangling, the tomen fell

’Damn it, Blend-’

’Guards-’

A third voice cut in ’Picker! Lieutenant!’

As her Bridgeburners gathered behind her, Picker sat up to see Hedge, Bluepearl and seven additional Bridgeburners -- the ones who had taken crossbows to the top of the wall and had survived the consequences -- e back to you-’