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Rydstroods, no! She wanted to be his wifeAnd she wasn't? He'd lied?

No, focus, Sabine!

She would deal with this grief later Right now she was in deep with a plot, and another wave of pain was

co Once the shot wore off, she wouldn't be able to hold on er

Sabine knew this ould be her last

O, de to murder your babe Her own child Weren't you, Sabine? She and I planned to sac­rifice it to the well to unlock its power That's why she orking so tirelessly to seduce you"

"I don't believe that," Rydstrom said "And you'll never convince me of it"

"Omort, we can do this later," Lanthe cried "She needs the morsus now!"

"And I'll give it to her when the deone! Now leave before I finish you"

Lanthe's tears ceased Her eyes went cold "No"

"What did you say towith malice

"I saiduse-no-sorcery"

At Lanthe's coed, Please let this be the ti rests on this

Sabine's amazement matched Omort's-because when he raised his hands to punish Lanthe, his palainst her

"What is this?" O in his forehead His eyes darkening to a metallic yellow, he stalked after her "I will make you burn, Melanthe!"

"Co at Lanthe in bewil­derment "Guards!" he called for the mindless rev-enants Theythem with swords raised

Lanthe faced theht only each other"

When they began engaging each other, clashing swords all around the theht, That's my sister

"No!" Omort yelled "Demons!"

"Don't call them!" Lanthe hissed, and Omort fell silent

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But with that command, Sabine sensed Lanthe's poas depleted once more