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She quickly turned to Rydstro shocked that he was there-before she made her face aHe could do nothing to help her

In an instant, shebats as she cloaked herself in invisibility Hettiah raised her hands, see to wipe out Sabine's illusion But it was too late; when Sabine was visible onceinto Hettiah's scalp

Holding her in place, Sabine drew back her other gauntlet, made a metal fist, and punched Hettiah's nose Bone crunched and blood sprayed with Hettiah's screaed Hettiah's blows With her other hand, she ai opponents, exactly as she had with him when she'd pulled secrets fro at their own eyes She'd loosed their night her boot with Hettiah's jaw The woe piece of her hair and scalp in Sabi­ne's clawing grip She tossed it at Hettiah's unconscious body on the ground, then went invisible again

The foes still standing darted glances but couldn't see her One's throat suddenly gaped open When another was stabbed in the teround

When all were felled, Sabine revealed herself Ryd-stroaped at her, as did everyone at court, except Lothaire, as busily collecting coin

She was sprayed with criht of Oe

Rydstroainst the vahed-with one flick of his hand, Rydstroainst the wall, pinned there by the throat

With a shrug, Lothaire and his vauards traced away

"Does N&iuhtened his hold on Rydstrom's throat "Tell me what her weak­nesses are!"

What in the hell had N&iurit­ted his teeth as bones fractured in his neck He couldn't move to defend hian to lessen "Fighthis vision

"What are you doing?" Sabine screah the crowd She was like a furie in her wrath, with her bloody face and hair Her eyes glowed like hot blue metal Rydstro my prisoner," Omort replied over his shoulder "Before I take his arms for the Valkyrie"

With another snap of bone, Rydstro belowuntil his head was forced froan to tear, and scenes fro life flashed before his eyes No woacy wasfailure

"Release-hied to the ground

He lay paralyzed, his body an to clear, the court appeared to pitch and ruled all around her head

The beings within ran for cover

"He's h so sazed up at him without fear "I didn't want hi steps toward her, fascination plain in his rapt expression

Omortwants her? As a lover?

"Leave this court" She ordered O to look at hi to leave