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Will help, the djinn hissed.
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Sure you will, I muttered.
Give it a chance, Tamar said. Would it serve their purpose for you to die
here?
I don t think so.
Then it s to their advantage to help you get away.
They set me up to get caught by Kyros, I said.
But if you were caught now
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The Sisterhood would cut my throat and figure out what to do about the gate
later, I think, I said. I tried to laugh to cover my own nervousness, but it
sounded ghastly. Maybe the djinni want a gate here.
No, the djinn said.
If you want to be helpful, find Kyros for us, I said. Tell us where he is,
then possess him so that we can take him with us easily.
Show me Kyros. The djinn approached. Nervously, I put out my hand and
summoned a memory of Kyros to my mind. The djinn touched me; I felt a
feather-light brush against my thoughts. Stay. I will return in a moment.
It was gone.
Stay? Zivar said. Let s get out of here. Forget Kyros. You have the
necklace to free the river what do you need Kyros for?
She s right, Alibek said. It would be nice if we could make it look like
Kyros stole it, but the Weavers aren t idiots they d probably figure out what
happened. Just freeing the river would be enough of a disruption.
There s something they re forgetting, I thought.
Something they told me back when I first returned.
It came to me a moment later. My mother, I said. She s with Kyros, isn t
she? I m not leaving without my mother.
I thought you didn t even like your mother, Zivar said.
That doesn t mean I m going to abandon her here!
No, Tamar said. You re right. We ll stay, and look for Andromeda.
The djinn was back. I m not letting you in my mind, so don t even ask, I
said. You ll have to tell us where to go as we fly down. Can you possess
Kyros?
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No. He has a strong will. The djinn s glimmer brightened for a moment. Like
you.
We climbed back in to the palanquin and descended from the height. I felt
pressure build in my ears as it had when I d been diving to the bottom of the
mountain reservoir. The djinn guided us to a tower; I recognized the enclosed
garden where I d passed time as a prisoner, below. Within, the djinn said
when I pointed at a window.
The rogue djinn may not be able to possess Kyros, but Zivar s bound djinn
could hold him, I said. Keep him from speaking which is important, because
he has a spell-chain.
It s not going to be able to do that and hold up the palanquin at the same
time, Zivar said. Let s land this on the roof and go down the stairs.
It was high noon. The sun was scorching hot on our heads as we climbed out of
the cramped palanquin. I shaded my eyes with my hand as we went down the
stairs from the roof. There was a single door at the bottom. Is
Kyros behind this door? I whispered to the rogue djinn.
Yes.
I glanced at Zivar. She gripped her spell-chain; I could see her lips moving,
instructing the djinn. She waited a moment, her eyes intent. Then she nodded.
I swung the door open.
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And found myself face-to-face with Xanthe.
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n angry woman drew her sword as we came through the door. You re dead! she
shouted. How can you be standing here? You re dead!
Yeah, I m dead, Xanthe, Lauria said, grinning fiercely. She snatched up a
heavy clay pitcher to swing like a club and threw herself toward the other
woman.
Xanthe I remembered her now, from the raid fell back a step and her eyes went
wide. Her free hand moved to her collar. Stop her, Xanthe shouted. Grab
her!
Xanthe had a spell-chain, I realized. Lauria whirled to face it. She thrust
out her open hand and for a moment I
saw a hand clasp hers. Then the djinn spun in the air, shrinking to a pinprick
of light, and plunged into Lauria s chest like the point of an arrow. Lauria
shuddered as it happened, and her eyes closed.
Xanthe raised her sword. No! I said, knowing what was happening too late to
stop it. Someone brushed past me, and Alibek threw himself between Xanthe and
Lauria, holding the sword we d taken from Zivar s guard. He caught the edge of
Xanthe s blade with his own sword and threw her back. Lauria opened her eyes,
then leapt onto the bed, out of the way. Kyros stood frozen by the bed, held
by Zivar s djinn, and Lauria snatched a spell-
chain from around his neck. Take Xanthe s sword, she shouted, and I saw the
sword fly through the air as the djinn snatched it out of her hand. A moment
later Xanthe knelt on the floor panting for breath. With Alibek guarding
Xanthe, Lauria jumped down off the bed and faced Kyros. Where is my mother?
He can t talk, Zivar said. Should I release him?
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Will help, the djinn hissed.
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Sure you will, I muttered.
Give it a chance, Tamar said. Would it serve their purpose for you to die
here?
I don t think so.
Then it s to their advantage to help you get away.
They set me up to get caught by Kyros, I said.
But if you were caught now
&
The Sisterhood would cut my throat and figure out what to do about the gate
later, I think, I said. I tried to laugh to cover my own nervousness, but it
sounded ghastly. Maybe the djinni want a gate here.
No, the djinn said.
If you want to be helpful, find Kyros for us, I said. Tell us where he is,
then possess him so that we can take him with us easily.
Show me Kyros. The djinn approached. Nervously, I put out my hand and
summoned a memory of Kyros to my mind. The djinn touched me; I felt a
feather-light brush against my thoughts. Stay. I will return in a moment.
It was gone.
Stay? Zivar said. Let s get out of here. Forget Kyros. You have the
necklace to free the river what do you need Kyros for?
She s right, Alibek said. It would be nice if we could make it look like
Kyros stole it, but the Weavers aren t idiots they d probably figure out what
happened. Just freeing the river would be enough of a disruption.
There s something they re forgetting, I thought.
Something they told me back when I first returned.
It came to me a moment later. My mother, I said. She s with Kyros, isn t
she? I m not leaving without my mother.
I thought you didn t even like your mother, Zivar said.
That doesn t mean I m going to abandon her here!
No, Tamar said. You re right. We ll stay, and look for Andromeda.
The djinn was back. I m not letting you in my mind, so don t even ask, I
said. You ll have to tell us where to go as we fly down. Can you possess
Kyros?
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No. He has a strong will. The djinn s glimmer brightened for a moment. Like
you.
We climbed back in to the palanquin and descended from the height. I felt
pressure build in my ears as it had when I d been diving to the bottom of the
mountain reservoir. The djinn guided us to a tower; I recognized the enclosed
garden where I d passed time as a prisoner, below. Within, the djinn said
when I pointed at a window.
The rogue djinn may not be able to possess Kyros, but Zivar s bound djinn
could hold him, I said. Keep him from speaking which is important, because
he has a spell-chain.
It s not going to be able to do that and hold up the palanquin at the same
time, Zivar said. Let s land this on the roof and go down the stairs.
It was high noon. The sun was scorching hot on our heads as we climbed out of
the cramped palanquin. I shaded my eyes with my hand as we went down the
stairs from the roof. There was a single door at the bottom. Is
Kyros behind this door? I whispered to the rogue djinn.
Yes.
I glanced at Zivar. She gripped her spell-chain; I could see her lips moving,
instructing the djinn. She waited a moment, her eyes intent. Then she nodded.
I swung the door open.
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And found myself face-to-face with Xanthe.
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CHAPTER NINETEEN
T
AMAR
A
n angry woman drew her sword as we came through the door. You re dead! she
shouted. How can you be standing here? You re dead!
Yeah, I m dead, Xanthe, Lauria said, grinning fiercely. She snatched up a
heavy clay pitcher to swing like a club and threw herself toward the other
woman.
Xanthe I remembered her now, from the raid fell back a step and her eyes went
wide. Her free hand moved to her collar. Stop her, Xanthe shouted. Grab
her!
Xanthe had a spell-chain, I realized. Lauria whirled to face it. She thrust
out her open hand and for a moment I
saw a hand clasp hers. Then the djinn spun in the air, shrinking to a pinprick
of light, and plunged into Lauria s chest like the point of an arrow. Lauria
shuddered as it happened, and her eyes closed.
Xanthe raised her sword. No! I said, knowing what was happening too late to
stop it. Someone brushed past me, and Alibek threw himself between Xanthe and
Lauria, holding the sword we d taken from Zivar s guard. He caught the edge of
Xanthe s blade with his own sword and threw her back. Lauria opened her eyes,
then leapt onto the bed, out of the way. Kyros stood frozen by the bed, held
by Zivar s djinn, and Lauria snatched a spell-
chain from around his neck. Take Xanthe s sword, she shouted, and I saw the
sword fly through the air as the djinn snatched it out of her hand. A moment
later Xanthe knelt on the floor panting for breath. With Alibek guarding
Xanthe, Lauria jumped down off the bed and faced Kyros. Where is my mother?
He can t talk, Zivar said. Should I release him?
Yes No. Wait. Lauria searched Kyros. She found a dagger and a small knife, [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]