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What? An, his motions had been jerky My little jaunt into hel is the reason I’ isn’t real y a solution, is it?

"You took the de "Then you wil forever be chained to the wo Not for you Without her, the spirits overcome you, and the next ti rid of the de to hel , why didn’t you take me back already?

"I did not say it would be easy Nor did I say returning with irl"

No, he repeated

"Your choice, of course I have no qualue with so logical and uncaring a being How do I get them out of my body once I "take the, without offering even the slightest hint Why? What was A was he supposed to stay? Exactly where in the endless pit did he need to go?

He told me the only way to free myself was to return to hel , Amun said to Haidee now

"Return to…hel ? As in the fiery pit of the damned?" The last was uttered in a horrified whisper

Yes And you’re going with ht him She didn’t, not yet, and he relaxed Somewhat

He couldn’t subdue her, defend her and search for a way to liberate himself You won’t burn, he assured her I won’t al ow the flao," she said with a tremor, "wil there be anyone with us?"

If, she’d said, and he relaxed a bit o alone He desperately needed the ods knew, he’d barely survived last time, and he’d had two trained warriors with hier Not from the demons, and not fro Haidee out of their midst Why? Do you wish to take soether in that s No, surely not

She would have to care about him, he reminded himself, and she didn’t

"Wil you--wil you al ow me to have a weapon?" The word al ow choked from her, and he doubted she’d ever spoken it before

Yes, but if you attempt to use it on me, I wil strike back in kind Perhaps a lie, perhaps not He valiantly hoped she didn’t try to test the claim