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The Nightmare’s gaze collided with Ravyn’s. “Elspeth says she’s utterly sick of you.”
His voice was weak. “She didn’t say that.”
“No. She didn’t.” The words slipped out of the Nightmare’s mouth on a fine thread. “Time to be strong, Ravyn Yew. Your ten minutes are up.”
And I understood, better than I ever had, how he had become a monster.
His life had been a never-ending barter. He had given his time, his focus, his love, for magic. He’d wielded it with great authority. But it was magic that had taken his kingdom, his family, his body, his soul.
It was balance, but it was not fair. And now he was full of agony, whittled down to something jagged—a tooth, a claw.
“Nightmare,” he said through his teeth.
The monster laughed as he slipped out of the fort. “She’ll live. All I did was pay her back for breaking your nose.”
“I didn’t ask you to do that.”
“No. But Elspeth did.”
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“My sister is an alchemist. That smoke that knocked you out? That pretty little headache, pounding in your skull? She made it. With magic.”
“You’re giving me a headache just fine on your own,” Jespyr muttered.
“Sorry. I forgot. You’re delicate.”
“Yes, I am. I should be abed, resting my delicate body.” He waved his bruised knuckles in front of her face. “Not all of us have a Maiden Card to heal our mortal carcasses into perfection.”