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Jacob stiffened, his face suddenly expressionless but his eyes filled with pain. He had endangered her; he was marked, and they both knew it. "It does not change the fact that I would prefer you to be perfectly safe at all times," He said gruffly. He was shifting position subtly, automatically, without thought, his body crowding Zande, shielding her. His eyes turned skyward.Dedari.He sent the call on the mental path he was becoming familiar with.I am aware of it.Dedari’s answer was calm and unruffled, as if they had all the time in the world and would not be under attack at any moment.Take Zande and get her to safety. He instructed.I will return as soon as I know she is far from harm. Jacob replied.You will stay with her and protect her should I fail. Rich and Prest will perform the same duty for Amia. Dedari said.Jacob took Zande’s arm. "Come on, cara, we must leave now."Zande glanced from his harshly etched features to her brother’s expressionless face. "The undead is comin
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Jacob nodded his agreement. "Rich, I must ask of you that you stay with Zande and see that she comes to no harm should I be mistaken.""Perhaps I could draw him out with my voice," Zande offered, suddenly anxious, not wanting to be separated from Jacob.You will not attempt to draw out the vampire. Rich will keep you close. Stay linked with me unless I break off suddenly, and do not merge again unless you are in danger. Please do as I ask. Without your cooperation, I will be unable to help Dedari. Jacob communicated to her through their mind path.Zande bit her lower lip. Rich was moving to her side, his face grim and harsh. "I will concentrate on holding Amia to us," she agreed as Rich gently but firmly took her arm. "I will not fail her.""It will be a struggle; do not think it will not be. The ancient undead will not give up his plan easily. It will take the combined strength of both you and Prest. Call her to you now, and hold her to you. Draw her back if you can do so. Dedari and
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Not fire, Jacob urged quickly.I am not completely without sense. These creatures are honed in fire. Fire will only increase their power.Dedari sounded as calm as ever, without expression of any kind.Within the bird’s body, Jacob found himself smiling despite the danger surrounding them. Dedari was a warrior. He had total and complete confidence in his own abilities. Jacob found himself believing that confidence was well-founded.Lighting flashed from cloud to cloud, long whips of fiery energy. Thunder crashed directly overhead, slamming the earth with a roar of sound, shaking the ground with tremendous vibrations. The black shadow figures seemed to flinch at the sound, their strange shapes contorting, lengthening, so that they appeared to be thin caricatures of humans clothed in long, hooded robes, empty, staring sockets where their eyes should have been, the slashes of their mouths gaping open and moaning low and incessantly. The robed figures stretched their tree-branch arms ou
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When the attack came, it was preceded by a sudden chilling silence. The robed shadows with their sunken pits for eyes went motionless and silent, their upraised branches growing sharpened points, several knives protruding from each stump. Dedari remained as still as a statue, the wind whipping his ebony hair around his face. He stood as straight as an arrow, his broad shoulders like an ax handle, his powerful body radiating strength and elegance.Jacob actually felt the gathering of power in the air. It vibrated around him. Below, the ghouls began their rush at Dedari. Near the motionless bodies of Amia and Prest, the ground swelled until it bulged ominously. Jacob began his descent, forcing his mind to stay focused on his own battle. When it struck, the strength of the attack was enormous. For a moment Jacob couldn't breathe, his lungs fighting for air, so that it was only his tremendous discipline that allowed him to remain calm. In the next heartbeat he realized the attack wa
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Zande detached herself from her body so that she would not feel the skeletal fingers attempting to choke the life out of her, attempting to silence the purity of her voice for all time.She knew the vampire was not actually touching her. It was an illusion, one that could kill but still an illusion. She didn't falter with her song, not for an instant. She kept her thoughts centered on Amia.Stay with me. Stay with us. I will always need you in my life. Never leave us. Do not allow your precious gift to go from this world when it is so badly needed. Stay with me, Amia. Beloved sister, my grief would know no bounds were we to lose you. Stay with me. Fight this monster who threatens to take you from your true family. Never deprive those of us who love and respect you of your presence in our lives.The notes of the music said even more than the words. They sang of deep emotion, of loving. They sang of compassion and understanding, of a need so great, of love that could never be shaken,
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I owe you a tremendous debt.Jacob murmured softly in his mind even as he began the difficult work of healing Dedari from the inside out. Dedari had managed to shut down his systems immediately, his spirit merged with Zande that he might aid them if necessary. Jacob could read the intentions of the leader as surely as if they were his own. Dedari would not leave his family unprotected until he was certain Jacob could take his place.And then Jacob was nothing but light and energy, pure white heat to be used for healing. He closed the terrible wounds in the artery that were draining the precious fluid of life from Dedari. The heart required tremendous concentration. The gash was deep, and Jacob could make no mistakes. He became aware, after a time, that the sound of chanting was surrounding them. The words were ancient and soothing to him, filling him with a quiet confidence for the work he had to do. This was the most extensive repair on anyone he had attempted, and the familiar w
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