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"It’s a weak point in the plan," the Par’chin aded "Need to catch one, first"

"And how do you intend to do that?" Jardir asked "I’ve killed two One I took by surprise, and had help from Leesha Paper and my Jiwah Ka with the other They are formidable, Par’chin Given a moment to act, they can--"

The Par’chin smiled "What? Turn into mist? Draards in the air? Heal their wounds? We can do these things, too, Ahai Ka could not escape"

"How can we even find one?" Jardir asked "After I killed one the first night of Waning, its brothers fled the field They kept their distance the following nights,quickly"

"They fear you," the Par’chin said "They remember Kaji, the mind hunter, and the many he killed with the crown and spear and cloak They will never coly"

"So you admit Kaji was the Deliverer, and I aeneral the mind demons feared," the Par’chin said, "and when you faced them with his spear and crown, they ca If Abban wore the crown and held the spear, they’d piss themselves and run froue Despite his doubtful words and the Par’chin’s disrespect, he felt hope kindling in his breast The Par’chin was building to solorious madness Madness worthy of Kaji himself He embraced the barb and pressed on "How can we knohere to set wards to trap one?"

The Par’chin winked at hi on newto Anoch Sun"

Jardir felt his blood go cold The lost city of Kaji, where the Par’chin’s theft of the spear had set everything in motion "How can you know this?"

"You’re not the only one who’s fought led with one in your bedrooht its brother north of the Hollow Would’ve had me, if not for Renna"

Jardir nodded "Your jiwah is formidable"

The Par’chin accepted the cohed deeply "Maybe if I’d listened to her, I wouldn’t have been caught with my bido down by three of them last month" His eyes dropped to the floor, and his aura colored with shame "Got inside my head, Ahmann Couldn’t stop thee trunk Most of all, they wanted to knohere I found the wards …"

"Raise your eyes, son of Jeph," Jardir said "I have never ai harder than you If you could not stop them, they could not be stopped"

Gratitude flushed in the Par’chin’s aura as he lifted his chin "Wasn’t all bad Even as they looked into limpse into theirs They mean to return to the lost city and do what three thousand years of sandstorms could not Dunno if it’s fear the city has secrets yet to divulge, or a wish to shit upon their ancient foes, but they will exhui and raze the city"

"We must stop them at any cost," Jardir said "I will not have my ancestors profaned"

"Don’t be a fool," Arlen snapped "Throay all strategic advantage over a handful of dusty corpses?"

"Those are heroes of the First War, you faithless chin," Jardir snapped "They carry the honor of ai"

The Par’chin spat on the floor "Kaji hihed "Oh, you claim to speak for Kaji now, Par’chin?"

"I’ve read his treatise on war, too, Ah is more precious than victory Kaji’s words, not mine"