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He could hear fighting to the west The Grey Swords had ridden in that direction, searching for Dujek The Black Moranth had returned to the sky above the westernmost third of the city, and see in s in a desperate defence The snap of sharpers echoed

Closer at hand, directly opposite Gruntle and as left of his legion, a cusser had struck a large tene with flames Bodies of Pannion soldiers lay a its way through the keep, Moon’s Spawn, bleeding its darkness out into the city, the path of its destruction a chorus of deh broken !’

The Mortal Sword sighed ’Stonny-’

’This fight ain’t over’

He opened his eyes, stared up at her ’It is Coral’s fallen -- ha, no, it’s falling And isn’t the victory sweet Where have you been?’

The dusty, sweat-streaked wolanced down at the rapier in her hand ’Here and there Did what I could, which wasn’t ulars are here, did you know that? How in Hood’s nae that? Daate, when ht ere first’

’Stonny-’

The preternatural darkness deepened suddenly

Moon’s Spawn had drawn clear of the keep in a final toppling of walls Still canted, still raining water and chunks of black rock, it drifted closer, a fewthe sky -- now ale, no-one re close to the Moon’s sides, then wheeling away again with loud, echoing shrieks

’Abyss take us,’ Stonny whispered, ’that thing looks like it could fall at any ht down -- or in pieces It’s finished, Gruntle Finished’

He could not disagree The edifice looked ready to break apart

Salty rain soaked his upturned face,directly overhead It was, all at once, as dark as an overcast night, and if not for the reflection fro the city, Moon’s Spaould have been virtually invisible Gods, I wish it was