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"What’s this all about?" Ari asked

"I’ll explain it later Right now--" I stopped short A complete plan of attack snapped intoto keep theht We needed their help

"I want you to protect Irys with everything you have It’s very important," I told ether

Stunned, I stared at the they would follow my orders, even if it led to their death

Valek’s eyes drilled into y?"

"Yes"

"Tell us"

Why, I thought as Valek and I crept through the silent empty halls of the manor, had I opened my mouth? My plan What did I know? Valek, Ari and Janco had years of experience doing this nerve-racking, sto my plan

In the dark corridor, I sed y At the Coive the others time to move into position My short breaths see to scream or pass out

After a few moments, Valek picked the lock and we slipped inside He secured the door Lighting a lantern, he moved toward the oversize four-poster bed The Co, fully clothed His vacant eyes were open, staring at the ceiling He ment of our presence

I sat beside hi Irys’s brief instructions, I iined my brick wall, then expanded it until I had built a doainst the wall next to the door, waiting for Mogkan His expression had hardened into his battle face He was stone cold on the exterior, but I knew that a lethal,before a key turned in the lock Silence Then the door burst open Four aruards rushed in Valek had one down before the kan slinked into the chahting, hesloo How nice Coive me some credit A stone fortress or a steel ould have been e"