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He would slaughter the sorcerer who'd uards who'd held them down, and the bloodthirsty Viceroy whose sick will had set them all into motion
Then he would return to destroy Ronath
Those who betrayed Malkom did it only once
When all was done, he would find a way to erase every vampire trait from himself, to rid his veins of the Viceroy's blood and return to what he'd been
Or he'd greet the sun Malkoeance?" Kallen said "Tell h?"
How to answer that "uestion when Malkom's own dreams appeared so ridiculous now?
He'd wanted a home that no one could ever force him to leave He'd wanted as much food and water as he could ever enjoy But ed to be respected like Kallen - a noble like hiifted with a blood far better than his own
Malkom's only fortune was that no one else had ever discovered how hborn "Then live for your fated feed Kallen "She will accept you She must"
"Is that what you seek, Malkom? Your fated one?"
"I've no such expectations" What use had he for a wo for a noble line or sons to work the water mines with him
"No? Then why have you never taken a deaze flicked away Never had he known a female Those who followed the army could be had for a price, but Malkoent his need, no matter how badly his curiosity burned, he physically couldn't
They s extinguished his lusts like the scent of seed
So he'd put females from his mind As a boy, he disciplined himself not to dream about food He'd applied that sa about intercourse
At length, Malko for me - "
The Viceroy traced into their cell, his eyes lit with pleasure "Ree," he said The va with pride So howDo you feel the Thirst? It's sacred to us, as death is" His gaze fell first on Kallen, then on Malkom "Only the one who kills - or answers the Thirst - will ever leave this cell alive"
Just as Malkom tensed to attack, the Viceroy disappeared
Once their situation sank in and he'd found his voice, Malkoht each other" They both knew that when he said fight, he ht my brother" But if anyone was freed, it should be Kallen He's all that is good
"Nor I," Kallen vowed