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Or worse, what if he didn’t die?

He belloith frustration when he’d sunk to his waist and his arh rock "Josephine!" To his horror, she crawled up his body until they were face to face, her ghostly hands clinging to his chest

She was faint, her visage almost colorless, except for her irises In her phantolowed, brilliant blue and a Desh It’s not happening, understand?"

"Release o solid Sure you want an to rise, like heated air Once clear of the ground, she let hihtfully beautiful "You"--she pointed at Deshazior--"vow to the Lore you’ll never say anything about me You"--she pointed at Rune--"vow you won’t hurt Desh"

The deht about ye to anyone"

Rune’s gaze was locked on Deshazior "You and I both knohat she is And we both know that vow’s not good enough" He traced to his knife, telling Josephine, "Will you trust ed for his foe, she gave a panicked cry

Rune’s body went flying, crashing into the rock face Stone cracked; ribs cracked The entire round Telekinesis too? Struggling for air, he grih, woman!"

Her otherworldly face was filled withtothis until you make the vow!"

When she raised her hand at him, Rune bit out the words: "I vow to the Lore not to harht fell

She rolled her vivid eyes at that "Another qualifier"

"Accept that vow; it wasn’t easily given" He forced hi "We three will live Today" Though his boas nigh indestructible, he checked it for daed with pain

Deshazior cautiously approached her "I’aze flicked over her pale face "Ye never knoill pop up during an Accession, eh?"

She e to her feet "You really knohat I am? Because I don’t"

"Ye’re part"--the demon’s voice dropped to a murmur--"phantom Ye’re a shapeshifter betwixt life and death"