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She traced to open the door A human male stood outside

"You want me to flay you," she told him "To contribute today"

The man’s face was pale, and he reeked of urine He offered up a piece of paper "A woe earlier"

THIRTY-FOUR

Jo snatched the note from the motel owner’s hands, then slammed the door in his face

"Come on, then," Rune said "What did the Valkyrie write?"

Good question Jo handed over the note "Too angry to read it"

He unfolded the paper and read aloud: " ‘Catch h tea The highest’ " He aze "She wants us to chase her"

"You think she’s really going there?" Would they be going there? Jo had never been out of the South, had only gone as far west as Texas and as far east as Florida But after a fresh intake of Rune’s blood--and a heart-stopping orgas

"I believe so She’s too crazy to fear her enea usour moves"

"Then won’t she foresee our every attempt?"

"Probably" He crumpled the note "Gods damn it!"

"Nohat do we do?"

"We hunt her there" He cast Jo a resentful look "This doesn’t et to quit"

"Maybe she’ll make athe scant years of your life?"

"Nope"

He threaded his fingers through his hair "I can’t trace us there either"

"How do you know? Have you tried?"

As if speaking to a child, he said, "Because Loreans can only trace to places we’ve previously been or places we can see"