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Is Atlas really going to be a willing participant after what he’s done to Darrow’s men?

“You know Darroill kill you”

“Pulvis et umbra sumus One servant for twenty million citizens is easy h that e with my capture” His conviction makes me doubtit Blood spurts out “Do it” He hits e hi to take me to the floor in a kravat central pivot Cassius loved that one I counter by leavingone ar my other arm around his neck as I use ainst my stomach He has a smallto reach his bootknife, but he lets it pass

I loop ht arht ar bothrunts there, pinned in a brachial choke His legs kick as I constrict the blood flow to his head, but not even an Obsidian could muscle his way out of this

I stare at the doorway as his feet scrabble against the floor No Gorgons come to check on their leader There is never any need

When he is unconscious, I release my hold and stand over him, perplexed

I haven’t time to understand it Every moment wasted will make discovery surer

I take the tacNet from his weapons nook and shoot it at his body It ensnares him I take his hasta from the wall My Bellona blade lies in the dirt I al it withI jump and hide the razor in a cleft in the rock, and use his bootknife to give myself a shalloound just above my heart I smear the blood all over my face and neck

The tunnel is dark and empty Fear’s men are still busy with their meal I move as fast as I can back to the prisoners’ rooons sit on the floor playing dice when I round the corner From his place on the wall, Alexandar sees me fill the tunnel

/>“I want to see the Fear Knight…” he cries to the Gorgons The guards turn to look at hiainst a single individual, you can make a nonlethal takedoith relative consistency But two individuals, even of a lower genus, reduce your chances by seventy percent

I could kill the two Gorgons with two neat thrusts, but I make it sloppy As if I’ve never held a razor As they turn back at the sound of my feet, I slash half the head off the first h him as if he weren’t even there and carries on into the second ainst the shoddy aroes into the cave wall

Flopping to the ground, the secondto talk, but I made sure my clumsiness severed his windpipe I hack at hiive a quiet sob and fall to my knees, covered in blood

“Gorydahts awake “Cato Cato Look at me” I look up at him, wide-eyed “Did anyone see you come in here?”

I shake my head

“There’s keys on their bodies Unlatch us and we can help you Front chest pocket That’s it” With shaking hands, I free them “Cato, have you ever used a razor before?” Alexandar watches the bloody blade inhands I pretend not to be able to think Finally I shake ive hiht optics, their sidear rifle