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He turned his glare on her “How can you say that when you betrayed your lord-governor?”

“I said I was loyal to overnor Tomas Miras a fool”

“He wanted to restore the province to its glory,” Immerez shouted

“For what? Endless years of warring a Zachary on the throne with his greedy and cruel brother? The unity between the provinces would have crumbled, not to mention your Eletian friend, Shawdell, meant for chaos to occur so he could destroy the D’Yer Wall and cultivate the power of Blackveil for his own purposes”

Immerez clenched his jaw and remained silent

“So now you’ve decided to help Second Empire”

I I say ed in the end anyway”

Beryl ss could be made easier for you if you answer ht—it does not ue with Second Empire I have other questions”

“I’ mood,” Immerez replied

“You will be”

“I’ve been wondering when I’d see the terrible interrogator I heard whispered of in Mirwell Keep I still don’t see her”

“Do you remember my brother by any chance?”

“That’s your question?”

“His name,” Beryl said, “was Riley Spencer, as proud and loyal a Mirwellian you could ever meet He served as a private in the militia He was proud of his unifor that scarlet uniform with its chevrons and shiny buttons He was so excited and I looked up to hio you hat? A young sergeant?”

“That’s right,” Iuard then”

“I know Tell me, how has it been for you since you lost your hand?”

It took hie of topic “How do you think?”

“I think it must have been a terrible adjustment for an officer in his pri her own in front of his face, stretching out her fingers then curling the, actions as natural as breathing, were no longer possible Scratching an itch, for instance, or eating You’ve had to retrain your mind to even just remember your hand is not there”