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Changes,Daeer was cocooned, then ee cocooned and e tree that bore daggers as its fruit That i fire—a powerful warrior

All the color had drained out of Gray’s face when he saw the first two ireen eyes when Gray saw the last ie

The sequence started again When the ier tree cocooned, the sequence stopped

“This is where you are,” Tersa said

“How do I get to the last stage?” Gray asked, his eyes fixed on the shrouded ie

“When the time comes, accept the fire that lives within you”

Tersa? Daemon asked

Trust your wife—and trust your own heart

She kissed him and walked away

Shaken, he sat down and drained the glass of ale Gray and Ranon did the saht at the tavern owner, who hurried out a minute later with a cold pitcher of ale

“Who is she?” Ranon asked after the second glass of ale

“My mother,” Daemon replied

“She’sdifferent,” Gray said, clearly not wanting to offend, but just as clearly wanting an answer

“She’s a broken Black Widow,” Daedo tio when she ain her Craft In the past few years, she’s been living closer to the border of sanity, which lets her have a life in the village”

“If she can’t wear a Jewel, how does she?” Ranon asked

“I don’t know Even my father doesn’t know But sane or not, Jewels or not, she has always been a formidable witch”

“Does Jaenelle kno Tersa regained power through madness?” Gray asked

“Probably, since my Lady has walked roads even darker than the ones Tersa has traveled” But this was not soht now, so he said, “Gentle business”

TERREILLE

Thank the Darkness neither of us have to drive this Coach,Ranon thought as he and Gray huddled in the comfortable back compartment of the SaDiablo Coach provided by Daemon They’d had a delicious dinner At least, he assule bite of it Afterward, Sadi had opened the Gate next to the Hall and instructed one of the drivers orked for the SaDiablo fauests back to Dena Nehele So they were heading ho the Opal Winds

“Mother Night, Gray,” Ranon said, keeping his voice low even though they couldn’t be heard through the closed door separating their coold marks Do you have any idea how much that is?”