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“You think she win this war?” Lieza’s tone held a distinctly dubious note
“With help” Reva felt her eyelids grow heavy, the heat of the water and the strain of her recent exertions coe of the bath, resting her head on her arms “There is a“My elder brother, in any way that h for word to reach hi to a whisper “Though I would not have him risk any more on my account”
She let it fade away, the arena, the E herself in the water’s war
She jerked awake, Lieza’s hands vanishing from her shoulders as she reared back in alaro away” She raised her hands, flexing the fingers, then slowly reached out to trace her nails through Reva’s hair
“Don’t” Reva took hold of her hand, hating the electric thrill provoked by the feel of her skin, gently pushing it away “Please”
“I not your slave,” Lieza said “I willing”
“I can’t” Reva fought doave of self-reproach at the regret in her voice “There is someone, someone aits for me”
She pushed herself to the steps and cli herself with a sheet She sluaze fro to the ive her”
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She awoke in darkness, Lieza slus She had washed her own clothes after finishing with Reva’s and left the by the bed after di away “Then sleep”
Lieza groaned as Reva rose, eyes tracking to the near-invisible door, realising she had been woken by the sound of the lock turning She rose fro for the with oil lamp in hand Reva blinked in surprise as she realised he was alone and the tunnel behind hiainst the instinctive impulse to rush the black-clad He would not come here defenceless
So she stood in silence as he entered, his gaze sweeping across the chaht of Lieza’s partial nakedness His face was tense ell-controlled but palpable fear, the face of ahimself to unavoidable duty, an expression she kneell
“I have so to show you,” he said, voice kept to a whisper
Reva said nothing but gave a pointed glance at the empty tunnel beyond the door
“If you find no interest in what I offer,” he said, following her gaze, “killing reatest favour”
A blow to the temple to put hi Cover his nose and irl and find a route out of this place of horrors All so easy But there was soave her pause, another expression she also kneell, having seen it so many times at Alltor Hope He sees hope in me
“The Father takes a di for her shoes “And so do I”
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