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"All right, proceed as planned I’ll tail you to the rendezvous, and see e’re dealing with We’ll start by feeding this contact some accurate information to e of successor would work It’s harmless inforo fro er, I felt cheerful I had ? I wondered as wariness crept back in

When ere through, I turned to go

"Yelena"

I halted in the doorway, looking back over my shoulder

"You once said I wasn’t ready to believe your reason for killing Reyad I’ll believe you now"

"But I’m not ready to tell you," I said and left the rooave me the cold shoulder for four days and then expected me to trust hiht person That was all he should care about

Walking down the stairs in the darkness, I headed toward ht with sudden intensity The overwhel Run away, run away, run away sang in my mind A familiar tune I had heard it before when I ith Reyad Mehtly locked away now threatened to push free, seeping through the cracks Damn Valek! It was his fault I couldn’t suppress er

In my roohost lounging onopen, and blood stained his nightshirt black In contrast, his blond hair was coroolowed

"Get out," I said He was, I rehost and not, absolutely not, to be feared

"What kind of greeting is that for an old friend?" Reyad asked He lifted a book on poisons off es

I stared at hihost, I kept repeating Reyad was unaffected He laughed