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"But I thought--"
"You thought wrong," Bruns interrupted as wears off Did you really think I wouldn’t protect theainst all your potions? Just because I didn’t need Theobroma to convince theh to stockpile it, just in case"
He dragged me to the lobby’s staircase Below, Bavol and Shaba waited for the reinforce to notice us
"Don’t do anything stupid," Bruns said to them "Or I’ll kill your Liaison Cilly, take care of theician descended She held a couple of my darts She jabbed one into Bavol’s arm and pricked Shaba with another They both stiffened and toppled to the ground
Feeling sick to my stomach over the turn of events, I stumbled a bit as Bruns led me to his office Cilly lit a lantern as he pushed ainst my skin
"Secure her," he ordered
Cilly picked up a pair of h the wooden slats of the chair’s back The metal cuffs bit into my flesh I could probably still stand, but my seat would come with me When Bruns finally moved the blade away from the baby, I took my first deep breath since he’d jumped me
"Go downstairs and wait for the others to wake," Bruns ordered Cilly "Then take the Councilors down to the cells before returning"
She nodded and left Bruns pointed to a glass super er on his desk "I received word fro to execute hi of the fire festival"
I tried to keep rief crashed into me Unable to stop them, they ran down my cheeks and dripped off my jaw
Bruns studied h far worse Being forced to cooperate withValek after he’d been beatenyou never blinked How do you even know I’hed at Bruns’s attempt to console me He actually appearedupset He’d had no trouble threatening a pregnant wo one cry ht hi to control my emotions No doubt the baby was responsible for ht, but he was a hard icians, I’arrisons They failed, by the way And I’ll blame the incidents on the Coah me I bit down on my lip to keep theer on his chin "In fact, those gaping holes in the walls won’t be easy to defend Especially with the enemy also on the inside The Co the Sitian army You should be happy about that Fewer lives lost"
"Thrilled," I said with plenty of sarcasrunted in amusement, but then turned serious "There will be casualties, of course You’re not going to leave this room alive I’ve learned my lesson and will not take anyfor?" I asked