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‘Oh, hardly, Shurq Elalle’

‘All part of your diabolical plan’

‘Every hile plan is diabolical’

‘Don’tnot to, Shurq Do we have a deal?’

‘The secret of the curse upon the child was not your intended payment for estions Do you want the curse undone? Do you long for eternal night? The final stealthy departure of your slinking soul? Do you want to be resurrected in truth? Gifted life once ainst the one who cursed you?’

‘I already did that’

‘All right I admit I’m not surprised Who was blamed for it?’

‘Gerun Eberict’

‘Oh, that’s clever Speaking of hiets?’

‘Very much so’

‘I don’t like assassination, in principle Besides, he’s killed more than one knave’

‘I don’t want you to kill him, Shurq Just steal his fortune’

‘Gerun Eberict has been getting more brazen, it’s true’

‘An actual liability’

‘Assu the status quo is a hile endeavour’

‘Make no assu the dissolution of said status quo The Finadd is losing control of his own appetites’

‘Are you one of his targets, Tehol?’

‘Not that I’m aware of, not yet, anyway Preferably not at all’

‘It would be quite a challenge defeating his estate’s defensive measures’

‘I’m sure it would’

‘As forwith finality No, what I want is to be granted the semblance of life’

Tehol’s brows rose

‘I want our I want a certain dark allure toNew clothes, a flowery scent lingering in ain’

‘Pleasure?’