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111 - Xinora? Belladonna?

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“Nightshade, do you have any memories of Jyris?”

He was crouching in front of her.

This room suddenly felt too small. Where was the air of ease?

“No, except that he healed my ankle, gave me that gold ring that you tossed away and he was at the table with the King. Nothing else. I’m trying to but I don't remember anything else.” She wouldn't tell him about the strange feeling of familiarity she had when she had first seen him.

That would be too dangerous.

“You were in her dreams even when you weren't in captivity. So can you just go into people's dreams? Can you still do that?”

“No. Her dream was the only one I could get into without being in captivity. But My freedom does come at a price. It was hard to lure the brides with my soul, and certainly, I prefer this freedom to that.”

“Did killing her hurt you? Since the gems are supposed to be a pair.”

“I struck her stomach.”

“Why didn't you strike her in the heart or behead?”

“I wanted to behead her and take her heart as my own; a litt
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