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"When are they expected to strike?"
"To"
"Think they’d welcome a couple extra helpers?"
"Oh, yes I told them I’d be back, but no one was sure about you"
Ah, hell He had so, he paid and reclai But when ValekKiki, Onyx’s ears perked up Valek understood the feeling The desire to see Yelena energized him, as well
He mounted and headed west at a s dwindled, and fields of corn plants stretched out on both sides of the road Soon the druht up She rode an unfamiliar black-and-white piebald mare with a black mane Janco had borrowed The Madam since he’d lent Beach Bunny to Reema
"Who is this?" he asked
"Horse"
"Original"
She grinned "I figured the na Janco"
It would indeed
They rode for a while in silence After two hours of riding, the fields ended and they entered a forest Valek worried about Yelena and hoped she’d forgive him The upside to this whole mess was that the people who’d been under Bruns’s influence could be woken The downside was that a person had to be Theobro time At least now they had Cahil’s cooperation The General could begin to wake other high-ranking military officials and perhaps even the Sitian Council members One could dream
Onora slowed Horse to a walk as they reached the bottom of a small valley Ahead the dirt road was rutted frolanced up in ti toward hiht before the heavy blanket knocked hiround
Valek landed hard on his left shoulder He rolled onto his back and reached for his knives just as a person sat on top of hireenery and nicked his neck
The blade disappeared, and Valek twisted his hips and bucked the person off He shoved the net aside, juures dressed in green cae backed away froed She wiped dirt off her pants but appeared unhurt and unarmed Odd
Then the trees spun around hie to sleep liquefied his ered and went down on one knee His heavy knives slipped froers Valek touched his neck A ser The bladepotion
Valek toppled He’d congratulate the the drop on him, but
Valek woke but kept his eyes closed Fuzzyaover A dull throb pulsed through his left shoulder He smelled wood smoke A fire crackled nearby
"too slow We should use Curare instead It’s faster," a wo Theobroma for months It neutralizes the Curare And next time, remember to use a dart and not your knife, Hanni," Onora said "You have more control and can keep your distance You sa quickly Valek freed himself fro potion kicked in"
Onora? Was she working for the Cartel now?