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It never came Just as Graeme raised his ar torrent of rage and fire

It was Graeme’s turn to smash into the side of a container, and set up, Conleth was there, holding him up by his chin so that the incubus was on his tiptoes Con then went totally nuclear, and I’d never heard anything like Graeme’s screams as Con applied hi the incubus’s face

"I told you I’d see you again, motherfucker," Conleth cried in triuhter Grae eerily off theintoto his back like a leather-clad burr Anyan was clubbing at Fugwat’s head with both his fists and all of his power, but, unlike e was ceaseless, which was a good thing, as the spriggan obviously had an incredibly hard noggin But eventually even Fugwat’s craniuray knees before keeling forward onto his face

Anyan looked fro Graeainst the container’s wall, before darting toward ht at the barghest Anyan was bowled over by the incubus, whose shuddering whimpers testified to the fact that he was still alive, if terribly burned Con was instantly at my side, where he tried to haul otten the shit kicked out of otten to bank his fire and was searing my already sliced-up forearms

"Oh, Jane, what did he do to you?" Conleth hissed, his eyes wide as he pulled his fire inward

I went ahead and kept crying At this point, after being rescued by uy and as the bad guy I don’t think I even cared anyo away Whatever injury was causing the dull ache inside ofit difficult to breathe, so asps

The ifrit halfling pickedme to his chest He started to walk away but hesitated at Anyan’s harsh cry

"Conleth, stop!" the barghest commanded "Stop and look at her She’s badly hurt What can you do for her?"

My one good eyedown at me I licked my swollen bitten lip and whimpered piteously

"Please, Conleth," I wheezed, my voice breathy and unnatural

Conleth stood there, studying my face So I really turned on the orks, which only ony to my swollen, bloody eye

"I can heal her, Conleth, and we have an even better healer co I can smell hiods I won’t let anyone hurt you or capture you You saved Jane, and I owe you I’ll guarantee your safety, and she’ll get the help she needs"

Conleth didn’t respond, but his arhest pleaded "I’, last look and then turned around toward Anyan

"You heal her and you let o?"

"I promise"

"How can I trust you?"

"You can’t, Conleth You don’t know me But look at Jane She needs to be seen to; that you can trust"

Conleth’s bright blue eyes ood one and he nodded sharply

"Fine I set her down; you coive her back to ive us the chance to take care of her"

Con stalked forward a few paces before setting me down on the cold, da his flah time to him "Caleb!" he shouted "Here!"

While aited for the clip-clops of the satyr to get nearer, Anyan began to heal in, and I felt his right hand touchingwarmth of his power shifted from my eye to my cheek toto ainst the pain of the injuries and the occasional pain of the healing and concentrated on Anyan’s other hand It was clutchingers around his, needing the co his hold on