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Even after he stopped nized this was not honorable, it was not how one used a fighting staff, but she did not stop

She would have pulverized him but for a quiet voice that intruded on her mind "Galadheon"

She stopped, backed away frouard, both satisfied and appalled

"Galadheon," caain

She turned and saw Lhean pressed up against the bars of his cell

"Lhean!"

"The Silk has fled"

Karigan glanced around Sure enough, while she’d been so occupied with battling the guard, Silk ed to escape

"Damnation"

She charged out into the corridor, but he was nowhere to be seen In no time he’d have all of the palace down on theet out of here"

She returned to the guard to retrieve his key ring Her hand trembled as she reached to pull it off his belt She could not tell if he was dead or alive, nor did she check She saw she had beaten him beyond reason, beyond need Why couldn’t it have been Silk?

She shook herself and ran to Lhean’s cell, trying different keys in the lock

"The etherea here is not good," he said as she worked "It has poisoned you"

Karigan thought that was all very interesting, but she was ht key When one fit the lock and clicked it open, she wasted no ti better than he had when she’d last seen hiood

She was ready to run They had to uards after theot to--" she began

He placed his hand on her brow "The taint has filled your being with darkness"

"That’s fine, but--"

"Shhh Peace, Galadheon"

His touch lightened her, lifted so at her, soothed her She thought of the shade beneath the greenery of the su nearby

He reo"