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Mychael took allant gesture of a gentle sure I stayed out of trouble He had one of ardless of his reasons, it was nice and cozy--even if ere surrounded by heavily arht was starting to look lanced down at me "Tell me about Carnades"

So h points Mychael’s frown became more pronounced with each point I didn’t know if that look of stern disapproval was for Carnades Silvanus or nantly "It wasn’t like I had a dagger in his ribs ‘Hand in a vise’ is sier in the ribs’ is attempted murder My family did teach es?" Mychael asked

I blinked in surprise Apparently the disapproving look was for Carnades Silvanus

"Me press charges?" That’d be a first for a Benares

"Yes, you press charges A questing spell is considered assault Do you want to press charges?"

"I think he knows not to do it anyard and Riston handle it?"

"She asked us not to, sir," Vegard said from behind us

Mychael just looked at uards, Raine, not armed accessories"

If nantly on hpersonally, I settle it the sa fire blooon had been closer, Mychael probably would have called them back, and I’d end up tossed over the saddle

I could only see his face in profile, but there was nothe clenched jaw "What about the books?"

I told him what they were and who they were both written by

Mychael stopped So did our escort "Are you certain?" he asked

"Positive Though I didn’t have tih the one in modern Goblin" I lowered hred, use it, and then put it back to sleep And he was probably not hred did their worst daht explain why the stone responded to Piaras and not to you and Ronan Cayle"

"Perhaps" Mychael’s face didn’t betray a thing, but I could tell I’d just lit a spark in those blue eyes I swore silently As paladin, Mychael needed to know everything I found out, but I hoped I hadn’t just earned Piaras the saot here

I suddenly didn’t want the books out in the open I tucked theht fit, but I felt safer with the up one of oblins, all aruards Sarad Nukpana’s enforcers

The Khrynsani were transparent They were remnants, a psychic impression left behind after a person had left a place Some sorcerers saw them constantly; I never could Until now The Khrynsani--and the young goblin they hunted--had been here just minutes before I could see the filone in

"Six Khrynsani were just here," I told Mychael

He didn’t question how I knew; his ic just heated the air around us as he shielded me The remnants instantly vanished

"Stop it!"

"What?"

"Your shields I can’t see their remnants anymore"

"You can’t see reift courtesy of the Saghred "They’re after a goblin, student age"

Mychael swore The shields went down, but his sword ca blue "Which way?"

A distant scream answered his question

The woman had seen the Khrynsani, screaoblins and their quarry were no longer there, either, but I could tell where they’d gone

I tried to pull away to follow them Mychael pulled me back

"They could be after you"

I jerked away "Not now, they’re not"