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I froondering if his time in captivity has screith hismoves

The pole of a spear slams into the fae’s head He drops like a rock, Lord Raen standing behind him

"Where’s Micid?" Raen demands

I wave a hand toward the floor behind htens "He was your escort"

"Looks like we’re going to need a Plan B" I won’t apologize for Micid I don’t think the ther’rothi is dead, just unconscious, either froer’s poison or Naito and Evan’s attack

"Plan B?" Raen asks He doesn’t get it, and I’ to explain

Naito walks past Raen without so uard He searches his clothing, finds a set of keys on a , and pockets therabs a crossbow off the wall, then surveys the rest of the storage room "Nice of Taltrayn to lock us in an arsenal"

Naito takes the guard’s dropped sword When he rises, Lord Raen steps forward

"Kelia I must speak with her"

When Naito turns his back on the noble, a throb of syh me I don’t knohat Raen did to hter sever all ties It has to be so of their relationship

Lord Raen hter I will speak with her"

Naito’s eyes are cold "She doesn’t want to speak to you"

"You will make her"

"No" He steps around Raen

Raen puts his ar him pass "You willshe doesn’t want to do"

"There was another fae guarding this storage roo than Naito’s "He’ll return, and when he does, I can delay him or tell him where you are"

I step between the two lare on o"

Evan surveys the storage roo to walk out of here Cover up our skin"

While they search the roouise, I turn to Raen "Watch for the other fae Please I pro to budge Cold, silver eyes watch Naito The aniible This is hard for hihter away

Finally, he sighs He takes off his gloves one at a tis out of his robe, hands it all to uard

"That’ll work," Evan says, nodding at the robe in ave me "We haven’t exactly met I’ht er

He nods "The nalkin-shoe not to roll hs and then helps h the room for anotherbut their hands and faces I end up giving Raen’s gloves to Naito They fit him better, and we decide he’s the best swordsman out of the three of us--I wasn’t really a contender We find only one other glove Evan pulls it on and settles for pulling his sleeve down over his other hand I plan to keep both my hands beneath my robe unless I absolutely have to take them out

Evan scratches at his beard "That just leaves our faces"