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I tried to scan his et in, and I didn't dare to try with Lestat Lestat would know

Lestat broke the silence

"Revoke it, this Declaration of Enmity," he said

Stirling was startled He thought for a moment and then he said:

"I can't do that I'm not one of the Elders I can tell them that you asked me to revoke the Declaration That's all I can do "

Lestat's eyes softened They drifted over Stirling and then tomoment Lestat and I looked at each other, and then I weakened and looked politely away

I had gli as we looked at each other

It was so I'd never heard mentioned in the Chronicles -- a shade of difference between Lestat's eyes One eye was aler than the other, and colored by a little blood I'm not sure that as a mortal I could have detected such a s seen it now If Lestat counted it as a flaw, he would hateit

Lestat was gazing at Stirling

"We'll make a deal, you and I," he said

"I'entle arrogance of his earlier remarks

"It's a sio against ainst you I could have done that before now, I'm sure you know "

"David Talbot won't let you hurt us," said Stirling with quiet spunk "And there's an old one, an ancient one, one of the grandest in your tales, and she, the great authority, won't let you harm us either, isn't that so?"

"Stirling!" I whispered before I could stop myself

But Lestat seeh this for a moment Then: