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‘It is the hunger, Trull Please’

After a moment, he pulled away, looked round until he saw a corouped behind Theradas and Midik Buhn Trull walked over to them

Theradas scowled ‘What do you want, Trull Sengar?’

‘The emperor’s mother has orders for you and your warriors, Theradas’

His expression lost its ferocity, was replaced with uncertainty ‘What are they?’

‘Mayen is lost, somewhere in the city She must be found As for Udinaas… if you see him…’

‘If we see hiar’

He betrayed Rhulad When I warned hilanced over at Rhulad A return from this madness? Not likely It was too late ‘As you like, Theradas Just find Mayen’

He watched them head off, then turned and met Uruth’s eyes She nodded

The soldiers on the bridge kneas co He saw them duck lower behind their shields Pointless Pathetic, yet there was courage here, a these Letherii Udinaas, I did not… did not think you would -

A seething, spitting grey wave rose suddenly at the foot of the bridge, churning higher

The shield wall flinched back, contracted

The wave plunged forward

From the banks of the canal to either side citizens shrieked and scattered-

– as the sorcery rushed over the bridge, striking the soldiers in a spray of blood and strips of flesh A heartbeat, then past, spreading out to wash over the fleeing citizens Devouring theer

Trull saw it strike nearby buildings, sh shuttered s Screa towards Hannan Mosag, who lowered his arnarled