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PART 1
Chapter One
1 / Terreille
Dorothea SaDiablo, the High Priestess of the Territory called Hayll, slowly cliht a, Hayll's capital, was far enough south that the days were still warm The heavy black cloak that shrouded Dorothea's body made her sweat Under the deep hood, her hair was damp and her neck itched No matter In a few minutes, she could shed the cloak
When she reached the platform, she saw the lumpy canvas that stretched across the front, closest to the waiting crowd, and autoh her mouth Foolish She'd used every spell she knew to keep as beneath that canvas a secret until the proper ti herself to breathe naturally, she walked across the platfor a few feet behind the canvas
Watching her, ariness and resentment, were the Queens of all the Territories in the Realm of Terreille She had deest Province Queens and any Warlord Princes who served her She knew that many of the Queens, especially those fro a trap of some kind
Well, the bitches were right But if she presented the bait in the right way, they would throw theht
Dorothea raised her ar Craft to enhance her voice so that everyone would hear her, she began the next ame of power
"My Sisters and Brothers, I called you here to warn you about a terrible discovery Ithat threatens every one of the Blood in the entire Realm of Terreille
"In the past, I've done sos I have been responsible for the destruction of Queens and some of the best males in the Realm I have bred fear into the Blood in order to be the controlling power in Terreille Me A High Priestess who knows better than anyone that a Priestess can't be a substitute for a Queen, noshe is in her Craft
"I will shoulder the sorrow and burden of those acts for the rest of my life But I tell you this now: I HAVE BEEN USED! A feeeks ago, while using led web of dreah a mental shroud that had surrounded h Priestess of Hayll I foughtand finally sahat
"Thereis someone ants to doate all the Blood in this Realm But it isn'tants to crush us and consume us, who plays with us the sa blow That monster has a name—a name that has been feared for thousands upon thousands of years, and with good reason Our destroyer is the Prince of the Darkness, the High Lord of Hell"
Uneasy murmurs rose from the crowd