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"Dovia," Cai rasped

"We ca her, just before we arrived at this location," Daegan said "I told thenal that all was clear"

"Good," Cai said How had he gotten back on the ground? Rand was there with hi in his wolf's ar hie point Whenever he tried todirection

Cai tightened his hand on Rand's, lying loosely on his bare chest "Danger's past She can go to Fane's for the night No reason to bring her back here"

"Except to see he's dead," Gideon said "Sometimes, that can be important"

Caiaround--his, Rand's, Gideon's--but all of them different shades

"Yeah It is" He shifted his attention to Rand "Let it be her decision

"Of course" Rand drew a female shifter over and spoke to her in a low tone In human for She had long, dark hair and looked like a Native American At Rand's direction, she shifted back to a wolf, her coat an interesting-looking golden color She ood acoustic point to send up a relay signal Confir it, a series of howls and yips kicked off a few minutes later, thankfully from only one or tolves, because Cai didn't think he was up to a full victory serenade

Tiled up, with Daegan's help The vampire courteously stepped back once he was vertical Gideon had assisted Rand,easy, but Cai was mortified that Rand looked steadier, even with his crutch and ly

Rand shifted closer, though Cai ht "Hell" He looked down, blinking to focus "My legs are still attached, right?"

"All of you is in one piece, but you look like Sybil at the prom" Gideon slid a critical look over him "A lot of blood on you, and I think most of it's yours"

"A feeding would be in order For both of you" Daegan was studying him as closely "What happened there, at the end? The fire"

"Explosives," Rand said "Gas lines between the cabins Fane and his boys figured out how to turn it to our advantage They're handy that way Respectfully, we need a moment"

Rand said it courteously enough, but was alreadyCai away from the two vampire hunters

He is totally not going to buy that shit

"Have him prove differently Here" Rand kept a bracin

g aroing?"

How had he knohat Cai anting, needing? Was his ure out hi this ti Rand's ar, stable body Cai had never leaned on anyone, let alone soive an inch

"You need to lean onnot to see Rand's knowing look

"Whatever you say, vampire This was an incredibly stupid plan, you know," Rand said, studying the carnage

"That's what usually works I' that way"

"I know"

They li Dead Actually dead Cai's lips pursed and then the world tilted again as soe, powerful and fierce He wished he was like Rand and could howl Howl out all of it

"Goddard took ht it, but so-voice "All these years, the others are gone, because his freaky-assed sect of Trads have a way of turning on each other and ending up dead, big surprise All these years"

Cai's lips fir He did feel like he'd been staked, or that the fire he'd used to i in his own chest "I need you to step back"

"You'll fall"