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Fury stood at the botto why Adrina was taking so long He hated that part of the building As a child he had kept away fro anywhere near the stairs or the adjoining corridor

The stairway had iquarters and the urinal On s crossed, too frightened to go outside and relieve himself

He had only once mounted the stairs and entered the room above He'd done so at the insistence of his mother, who had forced hihtmares ever since He held his breath to stop his teeth chattering At the end of the corridor there was a hissing noise

'Fuuury'

It sounded like a tor out to be released fronised his sister's voice She hispering his na on the door He ran and opened it

'What kept you?'

Adrina pushed past him

'You were meant to unbolt it You stupid little blub'

'I didn't '

Fury tried to explain but Adrina was in no mood to listen She thrust a bundle into his hands and he held it at arth

'I still don't understand why it has to be irl again?'

'You know I do '

'Then do as you're told and stop asking questions'

SheMother's guards will be back soon When you've finished, go to the House of Ways and ht this tiht was horrifying Fury abandoned all thoughts of vacillation He held the bundle to his chest, hurried up the stairs and opened the dreaded door Inside, the scene wastable was covered in wooden boxes One stood out Black with a golden disc on the lid He approached it nervously He'd never held a hu with Balduur the Great

The lid came away

He peered into the box and the head stared back at hi na boys used when they wanted to frighten little boys It was the na his people Fury picked up the head and was filled with fear and fascination The skin was shrunken but it was still possible to iine what the man looked like in life The faash Balduur received when he was knocked frorandfather