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And Piaras had to cheat to get it First cheating, then possibly going on the run fro forced to do any of it

"Well, I’m off to wareous"

"No chance of that"

Talon left and it was just the three of us

"Where are the two of you going to be while I’ht here," I pro fro out into the theatre "The oldthe best box in the house Norht it was Riston and three other Guardians I didn’t recognize Mychael was doing his best to be everywhere at once If there was any trouble, he wanted to either be there when it happened or just a few seconds away Vegard was backstage, along with enough Guardians to make me feel safe if we decided to stay, or seriously outnumbered should we opt to leave I wanted to trust Mychael’s proned the papers before leaving the citadel, but when push came to shove, some documents weren’t worth the parchment they were scratched on

In the next box were Carnades Silvanus and a too-beautiful-to-be-real elven lady wearing a gown of silver gossauess soo warm up, too," Piaras said, and he didn’t sound excited about it

I didn’t want hiht here," I proo with Piaras"

Neither Phaelan nor Piaras liked that idea I held up a hand to stave off any argu rock at et their hands on icsoard?" I called overand ready, ma’am," came his voice from the dark

I spread my hands "Plenty of firepower Ample backup" I lowered o to hell in a handbasket later, just stick to the plan"

I stood on tiptoe and wrapped htly We just stood there holding each other for a few moments; then I stepped back, nificent," I told hi to be just fine," I whispered "Go warm up"

He and Phaelan disappeared into the area directly behind the stage where Ronan waited to go through ware to the opposite wing Ta at me

My heart skipped a couple of beats Of course Ta odd about hi in the least I instinctively ran a hand down the side of htclub staff wore all black, but no one wore black like Tam Unless my eyes deceived me, his shirt didn’t have any buttons When it came to Tam, at leastme to a view of smooth, silvery chest

I had weapons Hell, I was a weapon So what if Tae? I’d protect myself any way I had to Probleer problem was, I didn’t know if I really wanted to protect hts blinked, and those in the audience who hadn’t yet taken their seats hurried to do so The lightglobes in the backstage area die

Taone

Shit

Propriety be dah and put one of hts went down and unseen an to play in the near darkness I slipped into the shadows near the stage curtains where I could see anything co at me Druuid beat, and then the low, vibrant tones of a goblin flute joined with the ht, his slender fore light, it was nearly impossible to tell where Talon’s silver silk trousers ended and Talon began His hair cascaded in ebony waves to just above hips that uorous, hypnotic Every ear in the room was enslaved to his voice; every eye was on his body

His tenor voice was rich and vibrant His words were Goblin, his intent seduction His song reached every corner of the theatre, but the inti for each listener

Part of me wanted to throw a tablecloth over him Another part wanted to seeenough sexual energy to power every lightglobe in the club It was almost too intimate to be watched, but I couldn’t look away--and I didn’t want to

The stage’s shields were to diffuse the effect of the spellsingers’ songs They ran frohts to the rafters, invisible unless you saw thes From where I stood, they shioing to do anything potentially lethal Talon’s song would make everyone horny, then Piaras’s lullaby wouldwith either one

Once Talon’s final note evaporated, the audience erupted in thunderous applause If anyone had been offended, it sounded like they’d gotten over it