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Oh, no That was a horrible experience Now tears threatened, and Valek rubbed his thumb on my hand

"Can you free hiht "If there was a major distraction in the Hall, I could rescue hih"

I tightened rip on Valek’s hand

He squeezed back "What about Bruns? Did you see him or Cahil?"

"I did a sweep and found where he set up his office He’s staying in one of the guest suites on the third floor Cahil wasn’t around"

"Are there layers of security around hiicians I recognized Cilly Cloud Mist" She frowned, probably re when Cilly tried to erase herCilly close

"Can you reach Bruns?" Valek asked

Onora sat up, setting her feet on the floor with a thump "You mean?"

"Yes Assassinate the bastard"

Her already pale face whitened as she pressed her arms on her lap "I" Onora stared out the

When she didn’t say anything, Valek asked, "Could I reach hi in But if he leaves"

"I’d rather we target hiet away And I doubt he’ll venture outside knowing I’m in the Citadel Ideally, we’d kill him at the saht be our only chance to reach hiaze to him "I"

"Never killed anyone?" he asked, but it sounded more like a statement than a question

"Yes"

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Onora confirmed what he’d suspected for a while now She’d never assassinated anyone Talk about bad ti for this revelation

"How can you call yourself an assassin, then?" Yelena asked in surprise

"I have all the training and skills I just haven’tuldn’tcan’t"

Yelena reached over and grabbed the girl’s hand "That’s not a weakness That’s a strength"

Onora gave her a grateful smile