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I kneell as she did that that wasn’t her name at all, but at least I

had so to call her now

“And what is it that brings you all out here?” she asked

Her es and eh to convince her eren’t on Gavriel’s side, but they obviously couldn’t fill in the exact details of what the hell ere doing tro around in the deadly wilderness of the underworld

Glancing around, I shared a look with the guys, silently asking hoe should proceed Jayce shrugged and gave a half-nod Xero pursed his lips and shook his head slightly Kingston frowned Kai s sort of way

Awesouys

I decided to give her part of the truth and see if she could help us Nothing about her seeation of us earlier had revealed as ht not think much of the Custodians, but she hated and feared Gavriel as much as all of us did

“We’re looking for Temple Stones of the First Order,” I said

Vee’s spine stiffened She narrowed her eyes at me “And ould you possibly use those for?”

“Do you knohere we could find the in his seat next to me

She hesitated, then shook her head “No I won’t be involved in this Whether they’ve been mined or are raw, those stones are property of Gavriel alone, and he protects theht as well stake my own head”

Xero winced, which told me that those words meant exactly what they sounded like

“I understand your position,” Kai said coolly “But your name would never enter into this Or your location, for that matter You’ve made sure of that, since we know neither your true name nor our current location No one would know that we’ve been here at all”

Her black gaze flitted back and forth across our faces I could al off of her She shook her head, and for the first tiht true panic in her expression A fear so deeply ingrained in her that it’d become part of her DNA

“No No” She shook her head emphatically “They’ll catch you and cut you open You’ve eaten my food They’ll trace it back here, then I’ll be no better off than you are”