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Fros opposite, faces frah,’ she said, the word a croak

‘All right’

He leaned back One punch to the back of the man’s head It folded inward And all was still

Iron Bars straightened ‘All right?’

All right, yes

The Crimson Guardsht you’d be safe for a bit I rong I’m sorry’

‘The child?’

A pained look ‘Run down by horses, I think So?’

‘Trate’s falling The Edur fleet held off Until Nekal Bara and Arahathan were finished Then closed The defences were swarmed by shadoraiths Then the warriors landed It was bad, Acquitor’ He glanced over a shoulder, said, ‘At about that time, an army came down from inland Swept the undero, finally succeeded in knocking down the North Gate The Edur are taking their ti every soldier they find No quarter So far, they’ve not touched non-co, is it?’

He helped her to stand, and she flinched at the touch of his hands – those weapons, stained withaway ‘My Blade’s waiting Corlo’s ed to find a warren in this damned Hood-pit – first tiht, he says That’s why’

She realized they alking now Taking winding alleys and avoiding the hter was on all sides Iron Bars suddenly hesitated, cocked his head ‘Dahter Beanized soldiers Wondering if thein the wake of the emperor of the Tiste Edur and twelve frenzied warriors as they waded through flesh, cutting lives down as if clearing a path through reeds

Rhulad was displaying skill that did not belong to him His arms were a blur, his every , the manic sound punctuated every now and then by a screae Not a warrior triulory A killer… killing

An Edur warrior near him fell to a Letherii soldier’s desperate sword-thrust, and the e, and blood splashed like water His laughter pulled at his breath, asp Edur faces flashed furtively towards their savage ruler