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“And in exchange, I’ll let one of you go free”

“Liesel will go free”

“You haven’t heard the second half of ht want to reconsider your chivalry”

I frown and holdfor hie e o free I can’t be responsible for her pain again, not when I have the chance to save her

He takes another long drink, enjoyingme crazy as he draws this out

“I’ll let one of you go free—”

“Unharmed,” I say

He shrugs “The person who goes free will be in one piece”

“They will be unharmed”

“You aren’t in a position to negotiate As I said, I gave Miss Dunn the sarees to o along with it”

I frown

“As I was saying before you rudely interrupted et the information I need I’ll kill the other one”

The blood drains from my face “Why? Why not torture the other to within an inch of their life and then let theo?”

“I can’t have the two of you exchanging infor me for the treasure I must be the only person who knows all of the clues”

I don’t think I’ve blinked, taken a breath, or let my heart beat since he said he’d only let one of us live I’ve been in predicaments like this before, life and death situations Every time I’ve defeated the ene the ain