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The de ainst it asout withsnap A light cahtness, blinded momentarily

By the time my eyes had adjusted, I realized I was back in the Westward Manor dungeon Manuel crouched next tohis face Blood poured fro into a cri a towel fro and dabbed at the mess

“I’ myself to his side

He waved his hand atme to stay away I kept erly squeezed along the bridge of his nose

“You broke it,” he slurred in his heavy Spanish accent

“You’ve got to believe me, I didn’t knoas you” I bit atto be Would he stop training me because of my outburst?

“It’s no use,” he said, wincing as he spat out soo ood looks I’m ruined”

I stared wide-eyed at hirin, his teeth bloody Realizing that he had been joking, I pouted outaway, I dropped myself into one of the cushy ar We had a serious problem on our hands

“I ness,” I told him

His eyebrows raised and the grin melted from his face “And as it like?”

“Dark Evil And s Prince of Hell It can’t wait for hi”

Manuel dropped the towel and moved to the chair across from me “Did it attack you?”

“Yes” I reached under my t-shirt to feel for the claw marks My skin remained unbroken, but warm to the touch “It didn’t likea live ith your bare hands”

He consideredthe tips o

f his fingers together Now that the blood flow had begun to decrease, I could see the slightest curve in his nose that wasn’t there before I’d definitely broken it