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Even though she’d had such a hard tiether that the gun had sent a set She looked beneath the target and saw that the projectile had traveled through the bales of hay and into the e of such weaponry hoht Or so like The Arcosian Empire had used weapons called concussives in its atteuns of this tienerations, or had Amberhill somehow acquired the information to create such tools fro?

She kicked her heel at the dirt around the hole where the projectile had entered the mound, and found it not too deeply buried She tried to pick it up, the sers

"Ow!"

"Bullet still waran scowled He started to walk away, and then paused "Want to give it a try?"

Karigan nodded, though she did not knoould go with her unable to see the gun or hear Cade’s instructions

"We’ll start at ten yards," he said

He paused soet and waited for her She joined hiun, she did not look at it Just held her hand out to receive it When theall the way up her arround rushing toward her, the gun tuan curled into a fetal position when she hit the ground She groaned Her outstretched hand felt like it was on fire

"Miss Goodgrave?" Cade patted her cheek and alternately sprinkled water from a canteen on her face

"My hand!" she shouted "Pour it on hed as cool water flowed over burning flesh The sensation eased, as did the throbbing in her head When the canteen was e position

"What happened?" he asked anxiously

"Not sure The gods I don’t think they want ry red color quickly fading, along with the pain, to a ods?"

"What else could it be?" It had been the shattering of the looking mask that had propelled her into the universe, but it was Westrion, god of death who had delivered her to this ti her and did not want her to bring the knowledge of such powerful weapons back home with her In one way, it was a hopeful premise, because maybe they expected her to find a way home In another, it was unfortunate they did not wish Sacoridia to obtain an advantage in weaponry over its eneo," Cade said "It was a very bloody episode in our more recent history We were forced to worship the ele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>