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"Hey," Sin said softly, as she sank to her knees "It’s okay I’ to hurt you" Con sank down on his heels beside Sin, dropping his hed, and blood sprayed onto the ground "My faical gloves out of the bag and offered one to Sin, but she shook her head "They didn’t ently with one gloved hand, probably to check her pulse "When did the first syaze, and she nodded "Might be early enough for me to try" Sin smoothed the female’s limp brown hair away from her face as tenderly as she could Her skin was hot, probably sensitive, and she didn’t want to cause any oing to try to heal you Be still, okay?" A shudder went through her slender body, but she nodded Leaving her hand on Pale wound its way down her arertips, and the asped

Con’s soothing, deep voice assured Pah Sin wasn’t so sure about that, she appreciated the way he was so calht have taken the job because Eidolon forced his hand, but Con belonged in the medical field, and she wondered if he realized that

Sin punched her power through Pas Sin had tried to cure, this one had very low levels, and taking out the individual virus strands wasn’t nearly as difficult as she’d thought it would be

Eventually, the virus was dead Gone A thrill of excitement rode her as hard as exhaustion did, and she sainst the side of the shack "It’s gone," she rasped "I think you’re okay"

Con looked up froear "What about you?"

"I could use a month of sleep, but I’m fine" Sin reached over and helped the other fe?"

Paood sign" Con sh this wasn’t the time or place for Sin to appreciate the raw masculinity he threw off when he did that, well, she definitely appreciated it "I’ to take some blood, but I want you to head to Underworld General"

"The de froate"

As Sin watched Con draw blood, she hoped this was the beginning of the end for this disease The night, and way too many people had died When Con finished, Sin helped Pa fro Paate, but froze when her scalp began to tingle with awareness They were being watched

"Sin!"

At Con’s shout, she spun, felt the whisper of a blade as it sailed past her ear, heard a thud and a cry, and Pa ax meant for Sin embedded between Pamela’s eyes Oh… shit! All around, the forest came alive as assassins launched both themselves and their weapons Sin dove behind the shed, Con on her heels A female Croucher demon leaped from the branches of a tree, her three eyes focused on Sin with deadly intent Conbehind the deer into the assassin’s third eye The Croucher’s shriek was cut off by a twist of Con’s hands and the snapping of her neck He released her, and she cruround

It was too easy--this female was an amateur, but the others wouldn’t be

Con ripped Sin’s hand and yanked her into the forest "We have to run!" The sounds of pursuit were hot behind them, and then, out of nowhere, a horse screamed Sin and Con wheeled around, and Christ on a cracker, this couldn’t get any worse…

"That’s the dude I saw at my place," Con breathed "Only… different His armor is tarnished"

"Tarnished" wasn’t the word Sin would use It was dirty, scuffed, and black sludge oozed from the cracks His horse, aassassins under its hooves The rider’s deadly ai into throats, heads, and hearts