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"My naed back the hood so he could see I was Maroneh "I killed three Order-Keepers You’ve been looking for estured tiredly at Shiny "We need to speak to Previt Rimarn Dih"

They separated us and put me in a small room with a chair, a table, and a cup of water I drank the water, begged the silent guard for ht no uard had obviously been given no instructions about this, so he let hly shaken awake

"Oree Shoth," said a familiar voice "This is unexpected I’lad to hear his cold voice

"Yes," I said My voice was hoarse, dry I was hot all over and shaking a little I probably looked like all the infinite hells combined "There’s a cult Not heretics--Itehts One of their members is a scrivener Dateh" I tried to remember Dateh’s family name and could not Had he ever told me? Unimportant "They call him the Nypri He’s a demon, a real one, like in the stories Des and killing theth ran out I hadn’t had in with, which hy I’d spoken as quickly as I could My head drooped, the table beckoning Perhaps they would let me sleep some more

"That’s quite a tale," Rimarn said after an astonished h that could sionehis body to turn up, like the other te found, but so far, nothing"

He’d said it to hurtcould hurt hed "Ina, probably, and Oboro I… heard they’d gone ered the Nightlord’s dra

"You’ll have to tell me how you heard that, since itheld that inforainst the tabletop "I i the beggars, have you?"

"No Yes Just today, Ito orient on his face People who could see took me more seriously when I seemed to look at theo after them yourself You probably shouldn’t; Dateh’s powerful, and his wife is an Araot an ars Nemmer"

"Nemmer?" At that, at last, he sounded surprised Did he know Neure; the Order-Keepers had to be keeping track of the various gods of Shadow I iiven that her nature defied the pleasant, co was… they were Working together Trying to find their siblings" I was so tired "Please Can I have so Then to my surprise, Rimarn rose and went to the room’s door I heard him speak to someone outside After athe refilled cup intothe room’s far wall, but I had no idea who this was Probably just another Order-Keeper

I spilled half the water trying to lift it After a moment, Rimarn took it from my hands and held it to my lips I drank it all, licked the rim, and said, "Thank you"

"Hoere you injured, Oree?"

"We jumped out of the Tree"

"You…" He fell silent for a inning"

I conte more and shook h, because I had no answer for him Did he want proof that I’d leapt froood? What would sway hi on the spot?

"Proof isn’t necessary, Previt Dih" This was a new voice, and it was enough to startle ods, hoell I recognized it

"Faith should be enough," said Hado, the New Lights’ Master of Initiates He smiled "Shouldn’t it, Eru Shoth?"