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"Think of soirl" He clutched another arrow "Or tell me your nahtning flashed once azed upward before his attention settled on another arrow As he worked the next shaft free - this one was lodged in her sternu not to twist froave way

"Your naasped out, "Daniela"

"Daniela" He gave a tight nod "Beautiful nah, sending her into a wet coughing fit Blood bubbled fro?"

His expression darkened "I only meant that you're lovely in form, or you would be - never mind"

"You're skeevy"

He gazed away, looking like he was oing to die of poison in the care of a crazed, skeevy vampire who couldn't count

"My name is Murdoch Wroth"

"I know" He was brother to Nikolai, which meant he was one of the Wroths, four Estonian warlords famous in their tio, the Valkyrie had learned from Myst that two of the brothers had been turned to vampires Nikolai and Murdoch

"How could you know rio Who were those men who did this to you?"

"You wouldn't know theain

"Stay with loved hand over her hair?

"Only one left," he said, then added in a irl"

For some reason, she felt a rush of pride that he saw her as brave She'd been weakened for so long, exiled froled to re in and out

"Willfor you?" he asked

"They always do Sooner or later"

"Why would they want to kill you?"

She mumbled, "I was born"

"What does that mean?"

"Can't tell you 'bout the Lore"

"Because I'm a Forbearer?" This plainly infuriated hi Nikolai your secrets?"

"You think they'll be talking tonight?"

He frowned as if she was confusing hi hied under her collarbone, refusing to come out "Al and pulling as she bit back a shriek "Just hold on"

Finally, it gave way in a rush of blood "There" He threw it aside "Nohat do I do?"

She lay stunned, panting raggedly Too late

Even with the arrows removed, toofrom the heat, couldn't stop