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Her squire had ed to avoid it, but the witch was stuck in the round while critters with shells that reflected thethe his hands helplessly nearby

Assured it was not another attack, the Shadow Knight sheathed the weapon at his back and strode down the hill He motioned the squire away and surveyed the creatures They were already eating through her clothing in spots Purple lowed around her faintly, the way it had earlier in the day when she defeated Green Dawn Cave Her poas un-channeled, undisciplined, spinning off into the night instead of defending her the way it should

Whipping out a dagger, he closed the distance between the, tears on her face and eyes crazed

"Witch!" he bellowed

She froze and looked up for a split second, long enough for hiht them, the worse they bite," he told her "Be still"

"That's absurd! These can'tbe real!" She wailed and began whacking at the bugs again "Ow! They're biting me!"

"Be still," he said gles slowed

"I will not let you die You will have to trust s bit her

Without looking away, heher clothes"

The boy went

The Shadow Knight grew nearer, stopping ars will eat through your skin to the bone?"