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"No, brother Leave her be," Ghleanna ordered against his ear "You can’t help her"

Bercelak watched as the Magick of his kind tore through Rhiannon’s body, looping around her li off her like rain water

"Do so to watch her writhe in pain "We can’t leave her like this"

"Naught we can do, but wait until the gods are done with her," Maelona whispered

As soon as Maelona said the words, Rhiannon’s body slowly rose up toward the ceiling In fascinated silence, he and his family watched her rise and rise

Thenshe dropped As if one of the gods slahty claws But the force behind it was so great, Rhiannon’s body sla froone to the dungeon!"

"We have a dungeon?"

Bercelak’s father led the way into the rarely used lower floors of the castle Cobwebs hung everywhere and they could hear the noises of sh the dank place They found her right where she’d landed

Bercelak ran to her side "Rhiannon?" Ghleanna and Maelona crouched next to her

Leaning over Rhiannon’s body, Maelona let out a deep sigh "She breathes"

Angry and unable to take it out on anyone else, Bercelak pushed Ghleanna’s shoulder "Why did you have to tell her that?"

Growling, Ghleanna pushed hi that bloody stupid?"

"Stop it"

They both looked down to find Rhiannon’s eyes open and staring at theht?"

She blinked "My head hurts a bit" She licked her lips and Bercelak hated hi care of her "And every part of ," Ghleanna offered "When that e bit of pain"

Rhiannon turned those blue eyes to Bercelak’s sister "That, too, would have been wonderful to know before I did this!" she ended on a healthy yell

With a shake of his head, Bercelak carefully slipped his ar her off the floor as he stood "Let’s get you back upstairs, Princess"

"I’ry, Low Born," she muttered