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He was still peering about as the flames grew, now licking at the ceiling. "I guess you could be right."
Surrender.
"Sebastian, we have to get out of here, now, or we'll be next." Je
"But, how could they know?"
"Dear spirits, Lord Rahl is a wizard! How does he do anything he does? How did he find my house?"
Sebastian was still looking, prodding at the rubble with his sword. Je
" Your house. . " he said, frowning. " Yes, I see what you mean.
"We have to get out of here before they catch us!"
He nodded, reassuring her. "Where do you want to go?"
They both watched the dark doorway over their shoulders as well as the growing conflagration to their other side.
"We've no choice, now," Je
"Are you sure that's what you want to do?"
She thought about the voice. It sounded so cold and lifeless in her head. It had surprised her. She hadn't heard it since her mother's murder.
"What other choice do we have, now? If I'm ever to know why Lord Rahl wants to kill me, why he murdered my mother, why I'm hunted, and maybe how to escape his clutches for good, then I have to go find this woman, Althea. I have to!"
He hurried with her through the door and out into the bitter night. "We better go back and get our things together. We can get an early start."
"With them this close, I fear to be trapped in the i
Sebastian sheathed his sword. His breath streamed out into the night as he considered their options.
He glanced back through the door. "With the fire, at least there won't be any evidence of what happened here. We have that much going for us. No one saw us come here earlier, so no one will have cause to ask us questions. No one will know we were here again. They won't have any reason to tell soldiers about us."
"As long as we get out of here before it's discovered and everyone gets suspicious," Je
He took her arm. "All right. Let's be quick, then."