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As the banks of the canal slipped by, it also occurred to Silk that she would ift to the emperor Silk’s immortality was all but assured

THE BELLS OF MILL CITY

Karigan snarled and batted away the dark hands of the shadow beast that reached for her She kicked and heard a very hurunt

"Stop!" The shadow beast sounded like Cade Was it a deception, or?

"Wake up," he told her

She opened crusty eyes, shivering as a layer of sweat cooled on her skin Cade stood nearby, only a little blurry

"You’ve been having nightht pooled in froan’s head pounded dully, and she felt as unrested as though she’d been fighting ht

"Too much morphia can do that," Cade said "Give you bad drea otherwise?" he asked "We’ll beLuke soon to head out"

"Don’t know yet"

"Well, uh, Luke brought you an extra set of clothes froered around the bunkhouse, bu into beds and chairs as she readied herself for the day Her head felt full of a pea soup fog, and she trembled from weakness Cade looked like he wanted to offer his help, but to his credit he did not Still, he watched her with an uncoilance, and it was a relief when she made it into the privy and slammed the door behind her

Afterward, Cade convinced her to eat soed only a little When they on, he said to her, "You look terrible" Then he added in a whisper, "All the better for our ruse, eh?"

Karigan ignored hion Already her fresh change of clothes was sodden with sweat She could not stop shaking She closed her eyes and napped fitfully as the wagon rued rooflines of so the sky with black smoke Now and then they passed beneath a tall statue of the e into the distance

After a tih for odd, tubby boats to travel two abreast They were propelled by what looked like mill wheels, starboard and port, and she wondered what everyone back home would make of it all When she told them of her adventures and all she’d seen, would they believe any of it?

Now and then she beca questioned He always answered with cheerful aplomb and a level of charm she had never known he possessed Papers were dean once opened her eyes to find adown at her, the eye lens of his Enforcer whirring at her She had to clahtmare Maybe this whole future world was some sort of dream She must still be in Blackveil Surely sheon and on