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"When did you discover this? Before or after the duel?"

"Before," I lie

"Well played Makes us see failed in her task"

"Did your father send her to infiltrate Octavia’s court?"

"No I ion …"

"The Julii are against us too

He nods thoughtfully "Makes sense Politicos tried to take Victra from us before Karnus and Aja came"

"You don’t seehter" He shakes his head, re "But she took three Obsidians on for me Three She’s with us, body and mind"

I watch Roque finish re Quinn’s hair "Will she live?" I ask quietly

"She has bone frag, she’s he Badly"

We look down at Quinn, her head bald now Face peaceful Only suess she was dying inside Roque strokes her forehead so gently, whispering soft things

"Can you save her?" I turn to the Jackal "Is there a chance?"

"Not here If you get us to a s a soft song to her as they lift her body tois one he hlands Quinn ith Cassius then, as it seems all women are at one time or another But even then, I noticed her eyes eons froain in the sky How excited he was to be reunited with her

I crack inside I can still save her I can fix this

The Sovereign was right Ito do? Kill her son if Aja killed Quinn? What if he killed Sevro, Mustang, Roque? I’m lucky she didn’t hurt more of them

I turn to see Sevro

He stands quietly in his arirl Sevro loves but has never told, the girl he could never have The pain is raw and etched deep into the lines of his hawkish face I his eye gouged out by Lilath, the Jackal’s lieutenant; it all falls on him now Quinn never called Sevro Goblin like the rest of us Victra puts a hand on his shoulder, noticing the pain if not understanding why it’s there He shoves her hand off

"I don’t know you," he snarls

Victra backs away "Sorry"

"What are you waiting for, Reap?" he demands "We’re not off this rock yet" He jerks his head I follow, asking Victra to bring the Sovereign’s boy