of their weapons t nothing but air. In the blink of an eye, Xianniang grabbed hold of the nearest spear and flipped it back on the n. Her body beca a blur of black silk as she whipped and turned and spun. When she stopped ving, four of the soldiers lay on the ground. The fifth was on his knees, shaking. Younger than the others, he looked up at Xianniang’s focused gaze, his own eyes filled with terror.
B??ri Khan stepped forward. Sensing his presence, the witch looked over. Their eyes t. Then, ever so slowly, Xianniang lowered her spear. B??ri Khan nodded. Their plan, the plan he had kept even fronbsp; his own n, had worked. He was pleased. The others had doubted the witch would stick by hi but he had known better. Xianniang was powerful, but she was power hungry, too. A life of solitude, kept on the outside of a society fearful of her kind, too often forced to transfornbsp; into her hawk fornbsp; to avoid judgnt, or worse, punishnt, had de her angry and bent on revenge. And now they were one step closer. The garrison was theirs.
Together, Xianniang and B??ri Khan walked back toward the gate. Behind the the battle sounds died as the Shadow Warriors took down the reining guards.
“Another garrison falls, B??ri Khan,” Xianniang said, her voice raspy but her breath even.
The warrior nodded. The Eeror would not be able to ignore hinbsp; any longer. The Rourans were back—and soon the Eire would be theirs.
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B??ri Khan stepped forward. Sensing his presence, the witch looked over. Their eyes t. Then, ever so slowly, Xianniang lowered her spear. B??ri Khan nodded. Their plan, the plan he had kept even fronbsp; his own n, had worked. He was pleased. The others had doubted the witch would stick by hi but he had known better. Xianniang was powerful, but she was power hungry, too. A life of solitude, kept on the outside of a society fearful of her kind, too often forced to transfornbsp; into her hawk fornbsp; to avoid judgnt, or worse, punishnt, had de her angry and bent on revenge. And now they were one step closer. The garrison was theirs.
Together, Xianniang and B??ri Khan walked back toward the gate. Behind the the battle sounds died as the Shadow Warriors took down the reining guards.
“Another garrison falls, B??ri Khan,” Xianniang said, her voice raspy but her breath even.
The warrior nodded. The Eeror would not be able to ignore hinbsp; any longer. The Rourans were back—and soon the Eire would be theirs.
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