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The old man thought wed let her go if he brought you here, said Gilliad. He drew out a knife, toying with the blade. But you know how gullible people can be when you have their grandchild trussed up like this. Shh, Jeren murmured, focusing her power within her mind. Itll be fine, Elayne. Hes here with you, holding you. Cant you feel him? Think of that, only of that. And then she spoke directly to Vertigern, her voice firm with command. “You hold her tight, because this is going to hurt her a lot. Indarin, you may have to help him. She’s strong. And that means she’s going to recover. Believe that, Vertigern and then make up for all this lost time.” Youre smoking a Bible? asks Violet. Shan sucked in a breath at the sight of it. His pupils grew larger as he stared and he parted his lips, his tongue moistening them slowly. They gleamed. Shan reached out, but this time he didnt make contact. It was almost as if he feared to lay hands on her. Gabriel unclipped his seat belt.Shes fine, Karen. Allerdale Private Hospital, Kendal Jeren, Indarin shook her gently but insistently. He wouldnt give up, she knew that. Her teacher was ever insistent. Jeren, answer me. Shan laughed a little.Well treat it as a test of our stealth. The words were arrows to her heart. She wanted to say yes. Everything in her wanted to say yes, to fling River Holt and her magic and all the Scions of Jern behind her and escape with him, no matter what the consequences. It cant be you. You went with them. You left me. Lets talk to Merck. I want to know why he put that sign around Cindi Johnsons neck. Jeren pushed the need to laugh deep down inside her and turned her smile amiable instead. Max nodded.Ill always have her back. Gabriel watched from his desk as Dakota, Calvin, and Max worked on the tower pings from Days phone. He needed to talk to Karen. The fact that Dakota knew about the split had surprised him. Most victims of DID had no knowledge of the problem, only that they were having blackouts and were told they did things they didnt remember. She was still not telling them something, something that she felt was too dark for them to handle.She said the child wasnt Salyer’s, but what if she was? Would her hate for Salyer make her kill them both when she found them? She’s controlling the personality switches by deadening any emotions she might feel and suppressing her memories. The closer she gets to Salyer, the harder that is going to become and the more severe the split. Wont you join us for supper? Her face heated and she studied the ground. Indarin made a noise somewhere between a snort and a growl. Nice perks, mutters Rowan, pleased with the discovery. He puts the address into the search engine and finds several images. Some are in black and white and linked to newspaper archives – others more recent and the captions are full of architectural terms fawned over by readers of magazines delivered free to homes of distinction. He clicks his tongue against the roof of his mouth and selects an image at random. Hes confronted with an image of a large, white-painted manor house: Georgian in origin and style: green paint around the sills and frames and doors. He flicks through the accompanying images. High ceilings, solid oak floors; a ballroom with timbered ceiling and cruise-liner chandeliers. He flicks through the remaining images with a scowl on his face. Hed quite liked the sound of Tunstall from his farewell speech to the papers. Hed sounded genuine in his belief in a new way to educate the masses. There’s something about seeing the excessive luxury of his home that makes Rowan instantly disbelieve his motives. He likes his heroes to suffer. Shan stretched out his arms and stepped back from her. The Otherlings surged towards him, a flood of shadows that wrapped themselves around him, entwining him in their embrace. Three men passed by the window, silent, watchful. She couldnt tell if they were from the Dale or her own men. The thought came to her again that this was stupid. Why was she even trying to save Brightlings Dale? She hated this place. It had robbed them of Anala, handed her over to Gilliad and made Shan his prisoner. Gods, how she hated it here..