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"What will they do with Daphne? Hoill they use her to get the Key?"

"I don’t know that much But I heard what the Oracle said in the cere her back to the Court"

Can--that being the word that sticks with uarantee that I will succeed As it stands at this moment, I am just as likely to fail as I am to succeed

And with the mistakes I made today, the scales seem tipped too much in failure’s favor…

No That is the way Roould want et in the way I was the one as Chosen, not Rowan I a in the way ofthe full power of the Underrealm is Daphne herself Part ofon this Cypher, but at the sae of a worthy opponent It will

"What is the best way to defeat her?" I ask Dax "How do I take her down?"

"Take her down?" he repeats, as if I’ve just said so distasteful

"You said it yourself Daphne isn’t like other Boons She’s a more for at this all wrong First of all, you can’t think of her as an opponent That’s you thinking like an Underlord warrior You’re going to have to take a more huet her to trust you You need her to like you Actually,to have to get her to fall in love with you"

I stare at Dax, duht as well have told s and fly into the sun "How aet her to fall in love withabout … it? Love, I hs like he has no idea of how to explain it to uide

Brirowl I follow her glare toward the hallway that leads to the garage

"Si in"

"Ti her in e

"I’ll distract Siements," Dax says as he ushers us toward the stairs "H you to school You need to get to know Daphne on a personal level Just try to act as human as possible And no more of your little excursions I mean it, Haden Especially with Simon on the warpath"