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"Do you understand?" he prods "Do not think to wile me with your beauty, witch The laws of Black Moon Draw apply to you as well"

Beauty I've never heard that one before Blushing, I e a nod

"Good We will discuss it further" Without warning, he wraps one arm around me and pries me away from the trunk "You must learn quickly how to be a battle-witch"

"Stop!" I shout, flailing Panic flares back to life as he holdsto drop me!"

"Be still, witch, or I will" The sharp words terrify

"Good Every man in my armies trusts ht, question, or doubt Their lives are mine Your life is mine Do you understand?"

"Yyes"

"You will do the same Besides, you are a battle-witch If I drop you, you will heal" This time, there's amusement in his tone Do they throo why this is funny

He flings me away fro, praying, cryingplunging toevery bone inmuch softer than the earth

The ht round I closemy head back I swear I almost had a heart attack

"Tree-witch!" one says and then laughs "Were there such a thing!"

Maybe if I just lie here, they'll think I'm dead and leave me

"Come, battle-witch!" This is froht, who doesn't bother cli the ground

Overbearing, determined, sexyHe's impossible to reason with There's no way for me to follow these kinds of rules I may not have much of a backbone; compared to blind obedience, I' hi a tree with a Nerf bat I' to win

The idea I need to somehow help the Hero co who that Hero is If I lie here, I'll never figure it out

Reluctantly, I stand up

The Shadow Knight has replaced his boar head, for which I'h of a distraction His piercing eyes are a whole new level of intensity I'm not used to