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That last part was said with an undercurrent of steel I nodded, not arguing because I had no intention of going anywhere with the Inquisitor At least, not yet

I went out the back door of the house, heading toward the vacant barn where I'd heard those rustling sounds I hadn't brought any burning sage with me, but I didn't expect that Kramer would have co here for two reasons: to gloat, and to h, a tunic-clad figure hovered about a foot off the ground near the open doors of the barn I held out e and stopped about twenty yards from him

"You touch me even once, and this conversation is over," were leamed, that statement pleased the Inquisitor "You finally fearour usual gas I want to do"

He cah that if he stretched out his ar about er on e at e-filled house

"My servant brought the others to h not a muscle on ut Francine, Lisa, I a we figured out after seeing h was filled with scorn "Coer care about their lives?" he asked, narrowing that green gaze at"Nothing more I can do for them now, is there?"

The sa to the ghost across from me Not an inch of Kramer's mud-splattered tunic rustled, and his white hair continued to fraular face like bleached straw around old leather

"You could yet save theht"

And there it was Kraly He couldn't send his huet her throat torn out on sight

I'd promised Bones that I wouldn't sacrifice my life, but neither could I turn my back because the stakes had been raised I wasn't about to make it easy on the prick as responsible for all this, however My chin lifted

"What h to leave the safety of all the sage I can surround ht?"

Kramer smiled, slow and confident "Because, Hexe, you still believe you can defeat ht I can! I wanted to snap back at hiant sht down his fking throat But I could do none of those things because in his fore, and I had none