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"Sandre used magic, as well," Alessan said, not opening his eyes"If there's a Tracker in Senzio he's in danger
"That we can deal with," Naddo said fiercely, looking from Ducas to Sertino"We did it once already, rememberAnd there were more than twenty men with that Tracker
"You aren't in the highlands of Certando now," Rovigo said mildly
"Doesn't matter," Ducas saidIf enough of us are down in the street and Sertino's with us to point out the Tracker then I'd be ashamed of my men if we couldn't contrive a brawl that killed him
"There's a risk," Baerd said
Ducas suddenly smiled like a wolf, cold and hard, without a women rolex watches trace of mirth"I'd be grateful for a risk to take tonight," he saidDevin understood exactly what he meant
Alessan opened his eyes and looked up from his place against the wall"Do it, then," he said"Devin can run any messages back here to usWe'll move Sandre out, back to the ship if we have toIf you send word that
He stopped, and then uncoiled in one lithe movement to his feetBaerd had already seized his sword from where it was leaning against the wallDevin stood up, releasing Alais's hand
There came another rattle of sound from the stairway outside the windowThen the window opened as a hand pulled the glass outward chanel classic bag and Erlein di Senzio stepped carefully over the ledge and into the room with Catriana in his arms
In the stony silence he looked at them all for a moment, taking in the sceneThen he turned to Alessan"If you are worried about magic," he said in a paper-thin voice, "then you had best be very worriedI used a great deal of power just nowIf there's a Tracker in Senzio then anyone near me is extremely likely to be captured and killed He stopped, then smiled very faintly"But I caught her in time
The world spun and rocked for DevinHe heard himself cry out with an inarticulate joySandre literally leaped to his feet and rushed tiffany silver to claim Catriana's unconscious body from Erlein's armsHe hastened to the bed and laid her downHe was crying again, Devin sawSo, unexpectedly, was Rovigo
Devin wheeled back to where Erlein stoodIn time to see Alessan cross the room in two swift strides and wrap the exhausted wizard in a bear hug that lifted Erlein, feebly protesting, clean off the groundAlessan released him and stepped back, the grey eyes shining, his face lit by a grin he couldn't seem to controlErlein tried, without success, to preserve his own customary cynical expressionThen Baerd came up and, without warning, seized the wizard by the shoulders white chanel bag and kissed him on both cheeks
Again the troubadour struggled to look fierce and displeasedWith an entirely unconvincing attempt at his usual scowl, he said, "Careful, youDevin flattened me to the ground when you all ran out the door He threw a glare at Devin, who smiled happily back at him
Sertino handed Erlein a bottleHe drank, a long, thirsty pullHe wiped at his mouth"It wasn't hard to guess from the way you were running that something was seriously wrongI started to follow, but I don't run very fast anymore so I decided to use magicI got to the far end of the garden wall just as Alessan and Devin reached the near cartier man watch sid |