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'Who dares approach this most terrible place?'

Balduur raised an arm in a half-hearted version of a warrior's salute Fury had seen it before While ordinary warriors gave elaborate salutes, great warlords went out of their way to be casual As the flaave his na tiuardian looked down reproachfully

'You took a long tiot held up,' Balduur said

He entered the eighth circle and they continued to exchange pleasantries Fury's attention turned to the boy The guardian of the sixth circle stood as rigidly as before but his appearance was changing At first the colour of granite, his co on more lifelike tones His eyes opened Fury remembered theht When the boy was aroused they shone as if there was a light behind themand they shone like that now

'I know you!'

He pointed his windot irl into the seventh realm when you shouldn't have'

'I've come to take her back,' Fury shouted

'Well You can't you've caused enough trouble already'

'Please '

Fury stepped forward and a bolt of light shot fro Alison with hihth circle and collapsed into it The ground shook and they heard the old man

'Who dares violate the sanctity of this er was directed at the boy He pointed his battleaxe at the other guardian and the two started to argue

'I have warned you not to invade my domain'

'Go back to sleep, you silly old fool'

'My patience is exhausted, tiny runt'

Their eyes blazed and it seee in fiery combat when Balduur placed a hand on his back and propelled him into the sixth circle Alison followed and they reached the edge of the cliff

'Come back, you filthy rotten stinkers'

The boy yelled as they julanced over her shoulder and saw Balduur plu doards Morpeth's Mouth He raised his hand and she returned the salute

Waves lapped against the rocks and she dragged herself fro but that didn't matter The scene on boats They were yachts and they were engaged in a race One was heading straight at theot to her feet and waved A man in the yacht waved back He had a phone and pointed to it