Off in the distance, a dog bayed at the moon, then others, until they were abruptly silenced by shouts that, perhaps luckily, she could not quite understand. The bony man moved with shocking speed, throwing himself down and rolling beyond Darlin's reach. Annoura held her silence, too, the pair of them drawn along in the other's wake down the palace corridors, down flights of stairs, polished marble at first, then plain dark stone. For some reason, saying that made him frown; he could not understand why.
Morgase noticed a great deal. The Light shine on us, she breathed, hurrying to bend over Janira. Panting, she wriggled the last distance to the sound of ripping wool. But I don't like it.
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