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When the lift ca asked, "So, what is your plan?" When Cade just stared, Starling continued, "Surely you have a plan You don’t just wander out onto this level and expect the Scarlet Guard to accept it, do you?"

"It will be like when you brought me down here before," Cade said "I aain"

"I suppose you could do worse but notus No appoint the Guardian with us"

Cade recognized that Starling was trying to sow doubt, though his observations were likely correct There was nothing to be done about it

"They will not questionreplied

"They will not question ive thean, Cade did not think he could have better help than the Guardian It was hard to re beneath the aran had called him "Fastion"

"I will open the doors, and ill step out," the Guardian said "Then I will return the lift to Rider G’ladheon"

The corridor was as gloo as Cade re away so dull Four members of the Scarlet Guard awaited theuards de did not reply immediately, the Guardian placed his ar this prisoner to see the witch once again He needs further convincing"

"You did not uard replied

"I will renant, "that nizes the constraint of appointuard did not sound happy, but he lanced at the Eternal Guardian as he turned to send the lift back to Karigan, but as he said, they asked no questions

Instead, two of the guards roughly grabbed Cade and dragged hih the antecharabbed a taper so they could see in the cell, and the fourth started the colanced over his shoulder Starling watched the proceedings with an unreadable expression The Eternal Guardian returned to Starling’s side, his hand resting lightly on the hilt of his sword The Guardian did not carry firearms, Cade reminded himself, but the Scarlet Guard did, and the two shots he had left on Silk’s pistol were not going to be enough if they had to fight their way out