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He began working to unfasten the knotted rope around the first guard’s wrists and ankles The rope was stiff, like new--unlike any rope Quill had seen in decades, he was sure
Gondoleery appeared in the doorway, but she didn’t deign to help Instead she peppered the guards with questions once a few of thes
"Who did this? When did it happen? Where’s Aaron?"
The head guard coughed, trying to speak Liaet him a cup of water from the bucket while Gondoleery continued with more questions "Did the Quillitary do this? Or did Aaron? What is going on here?"
Finally, the guard could speak "Neither We were aers broke in and overtook us They shoved us in here and tied us up A few hours later we heard another scuffle, then nothing hed "We don’t knoho they were, but it wasn’t the Quillitary And I don’t knohere the high priest is, or if he was involved I heard a , and then silence I can only guess he was captured and taken away"
Liaed looks
"Captured?" Gondoleery asked slowly "Taken away?"
The words sank in With a strange look on her face, Gondoleery turned and walked out of the rooertips on the handle And then a wicked smile spread across her face She opened the door, looked over her shoulder at Liam
"Governor," she said, "you are relieved of your duties I’h priest, and I declare that your time in Quill is done Please make your way to the Ancients Sector"
Liaripped the banister as sweat broke out on his forehead, and the knot in his stomach twisted and churned "What?" he whispered
Gondoleery cackled "You heard o once more, when a flurry of activity stopped her in the open doorway A s up the driveway, covered in rock-wall dust, fresh wounds bleeding through torn bits of clothing Some carried children
Gondoleery sneered "What do you want?" she asked the first one to reach her
"There was an accident, Governor! The last section of the wall collapsed It fell inward, on top of the workers, and it crushed several houses"
Gondoleery sighed "What a shah twenty-seven in the Necessaries Sector are completely demolished!"