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"What an incredible day!" Mogkan exclaiet to kill the fagered ical command to drop my weapon

Just as my hand released the blade, I heard Irys’s voice in ? Did you find the medic?"

"I need help!" I cried into break free I aikan His sword dropped froic swaddled hihtened like a noose He was paralyzed, rooted to the floor

"You rat-spawned daughter of a deht on this earth An incarnation of hell You’re just like the rest of them The Zaltana bloodline should be burned out, erased, extered on, but I ceased to listen Valek picked up rew louder and more frantic as Valek approached hikan was finally silent His body sank into a heap on the ground

Valek handed me the bloody knife With an exhausted bow, he said, "My love, for you"

Chapter Thirty-Two

Igasped, reed hi Brazell’s colors, although torn and bloodstained, we roused the medic, ith peevish annoyance, fussed about protocol and proper authority until Valek drew his knife

My sto to the captives’ rooruesos were scattered about as if soh them The walls were splattered with blood and pools of scarlet dotted the floor

The medic wanted to stop at the firstcarefully around the bodies, we reached the doorway Just inside, I saw Janco lying on his side with his head in Ari’s lap He was unconscious, which was a good thing since a sword had skewered his stoore-splashed face held a grim expression A crie in the hallway, rested next to hied in the center of the circle of elistened with sweat Her expression was distant The chained women and men viewed the scene with dispassionate eyes

The trip to the infirether like a ind until I foundhis hand The ans or if there was internal bleeding, Janco wouldn’t survive Twice during the night Ari and I despaired that ould lose hilue, but I hardly noticed or cared about the throbbing pain I ai hiht doze

"Sleeping on the job?" Janco whispered with a weak sh of relief Surely if he was strong enough to insult me, then he was on his way to recovery

Unfortunately, Irys couldn’t say the sakan’s death, he still hadn’t regained his spirit His advisers had rebounded from their brief ensorcell for the Commander to return They assuers were sent north to General Tesso of MD-4 and west to General Hazal of MD-6, requesting their immediate presence The Generals would have the authority to determine what the next step would be in case the Co was the fact that none of Brazell, Mogkan and Reyad’s victi She had tried to enter their h to where their self-awareness was hiding Irys reported that their minds were like abandoned houses, fully furnished, with e in the fireplace, but no one hoe that the victims would live out their days unaware of their new co I ht out the rooms used by the orphans, and reported that May was still there, alive and well I planned to visit with May as soon as Janco regained soth

"It’s obvious that the children in Brazell’s orphanage were kidnapped froof child thieves spaced their abductions far enough apart to avoid detection Magic is usually stronger in woirls The kidnappers targeted bloodlines where a There’s no way to be sure the poill develop Mogkan and Brazell ers through her long brown hair "Finding your family shouldn’t be too difficult"

I blinked at her in shock "You’re joking Right?"

"Why would I joke?" She was unaware of the e wasn’t her style, so I thought for aabout the Zaltana bloodline"

"Zaltana!" Wiping away her usual serious expression, Irys laughed It was like the sun coirl My goodness, you’re in for a real surprise if you’re part of the Zaltana clan That would explain why you alone didn’t cave in under Mogkan’s spell"