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A moment later the other one cried out and stepped back

‘Show the

At that, even the emperor turned, startled

The warrior on the left drew a deep, ragged breath, then stepped forward until he could grip the edges of the sack With strangely gentle ed the leather down

A Letherii, bound tight Blistered, suppurating skin, fingers worn to stubs, lurowths everywhere on his naked body He had loststrands re his head, but the aments in his neck forced the motion to one side The lower jaw settled and a thread of drool slipped down fronized him

Prince Quillas-

A cry fro, a terrible, animal wail

The other sack was pulled down The queen, her flesh as ruined as that of her son From her, however, came a wet cackle as if to answer her husband’s cry, then a tu out past her swollen, broken lips Yet, in her eyes, fierce awareness

Hannan Mosag laughed ‘I used theainst the Ceda I used themLetherii blood, Letherii flesh Look upon the three of us See, dear king, see the glory of what is to come’

The emperor shrieked, ‘Take them away! Fear! Trull! Take them away !’

The tarriors closed on the huddled figures, drawing the sacks up to what passed for shoulders, then dragging the queen and her son back towards the corridor

Tre once , winced, then shut it again Then he slowly straightened, and spoke in a rasping voice ‘We are Rhulad Sengar, emperor of the Tiste Edur And now, of Lether Yield the throne, Diskanar Yield… to us’

Fro and two goblets in his hands He ascended the dais, offered Ezgara one of the goblets Then he poured out the wine

Beht and half turned to regard his king

Who calmly drank down the wine in three quick ss At soain Nisall was standing just behind the throne, her eyes narrowed on the First Eunuch, who had finished his oine and was stepping back down fro his way to stand near the Chancellor at the far wall

Ezgara Diskanar fixed dull eyes on Brys ‘Stand aside, Champion Do not die this day’