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It then occurred to hiht

A stench seeping out into the corridor announced the opening of the cell door The light of the taper revealed the painful sight of the witch chained just the same as Cade had seen her before, her flesh naked beneath layers of grih he’d been expecting the sight, he still quailed frouards be considered hu asked hilanced at one another as if wondering if this was part of the Inquisitor’s technique A sainst the stitches that held the witch’s lips closed

It was the Eternal Guardian who answered "Unchain her"

Hands went to guns, but before the weapons could be drawn and fired, the Guardian’s sword huuards were felled as wheat to a scythe, the Guardian’s blade shearing through flesh and bone as though they were nothing His sas spare and clean and astonishing Cade looked down at the bodies in disbelief The blood on the Guardian’s sword matched their unifor’s throat "Unchain her"

Starling’s nose flared as if taking in the scent of blood Without protest, he knelt beside one of the bodies to re from a dead hand Cade fetched a fresh taper to replace the one that had fallen with its guard, so they could once again see into the cell

As Starling tried different keys in different locks of the witch’s chains, Cade sensed soratitude, not hope, not even triuer, but power

A DARKNESS IN HER MIND

The lift returned and after Karigan opened the doors, she ordered, "Get in"

To her surprise, Silk obeyed without hesitation or argument She followed in after hi what Fastion had shown her It was then she perceived, on the periphery of her vision, Dr Silk’sdown at her She pivoted and blocked it with her staff It clattered hard against the bonewood For good ht the ers jerked, spaslove and sputtered across his knuckles There was the s

Silk did not cry out in pain, but stared in disbelief at the s up from his hand "You broke it," he said "It does not work anyain She sidestepped and tripped him His fall caused the lift to bounce and shudder on its cables, and his specs skittered across the floor She scooped thele" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>