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“No…no, that would look tawdry More fah of relief Dido’s eyes glitter over at me “We’re not Lunes, after all She is my mother-in-law No Search for Goroth, centurion” His men s nervously behind hiauge on the pulse of the men “Even with one arm, I don’t like the idea of a Stained in the walls And not a word of this to anyone Last thing I need is all our new allies shitting the skinned in their sleep” The soldier waits expectantly “So else? Pray tell”

“I don’t have clearance for the tunnels, domina Or maps”

“Did you know they existed before today?” Seraphina asks

“Only rurave”

“I can go, Mother,” Seraphina says “I know most of the—”

“No, I won’t risk you chasing a Stained in the dark Who else knows the damn tunnels?”

“Souard,” Seraphina says “But most of the centurions are loyal to Father”

“Goryhell Isn’t there a ?”

“There was,” Seraphina says “When Fabii’s hacker battalions corrupted the e”

“You orydae”

“Marius was ot,” Seraphina says

“Of course he would”

“He won’t help us, not without Father’s permission”

“I know I know” Dido rubs her fingers into her te “Sera, summon Kurath I want a hundred Obsidian bloodstalkers and kuon hounds in the tunnels by h of relief