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But there was no reason for this No precedent They’d changed the universe A pair of ed the universe to heal ed the universe

I stared at them They stared back Around us the chaos continued All the other mortals see To theround where I’d lain My clothes weren’t torn, because there had never been a wound If I tried to relimpse of the cri backward as Deka’s blast of rawfirst

Aheavy to the ground A body I blinked No, a masker; one of the white ones Trussed up in what looked like huge writhing snakes foric The instant she appeared, half obuef Wrath’s soldiers moved to attack, and the other half realized the mistake and tried to stop thees and then a great deal of confused h this day with his position intact, he would soon put his soldiers through a heavy training course on Gods, the Quick Recognition and Not Attacking Of

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"All the mortals up here are fine?" She spoke in a neutral tone We were back to the unspoken truce, then

I looked around, noting Shahar and Dekarta standing together nearby, listening to our conversation Not far beyond the uncomfortable and alone Across the courtyard, Re with Raaze riveted on the masked creature at Nemmer’s feet

"Theweary and full of grief Ten who did notthe crowd? "We are all fine"

She looked uneasy atat the trussed-upthe bonds, panting with the effort "This one’s for you, then I figure the scrivener boy ic Mortals understand how mortals think better than I ever will" She paused, then lifted her hand; soive you this, too Be careful of the intact ic dies"

She held it out: the broken halves of the crih o," she said She sounded just like a cos to do, secrets to gather We’ll talk soon" With that, she vanished

Reh the aftermath of an attack on her fa, I went to Shahar and Dekarta, handing the pieces of the mask to Deka He did not take the his sleeves down to take the halves, gingerly, by the edges