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“You think I should have let him live?”

“Many will die without their control A necessary evil”

“Evil?” Mara took in a deep breath “You are wrong”

The burning sensation spread through Silas again “Stop, please!”

Mara laughed “You are weak You should have stayed away Left the country like you wanted to”

Silas groaned as the heat eased off “I just wanted to –”

“This is yours” Mara stabbed the blade into Silas’s shoulder, leaving it there

Silas screa pain He tried to thrash free, but only made it worse

“I took it from you Now you have it back Is that what you came here for?”

“Please,” Silas shouted, “you have to stop”

Mara grabbed the blade handle and twisted it “Stop what? This?”

Silas screa from head to toe

“I told you not to follow I fixed you You could have gone anywhere”

“It is my fault”

“What is?”