Havermouth, Present Time“Father Isaiah,” Aislen repeated. “I met your protégé Sparrow.”“And I killed him,” Talen added with a dangerous grin that revealed his sharper teeth.“Ah,” Isaiah lifted his chin. “I had wondered how he died.” There was a glint in his eye. He had known that Sparrow was dead, or else his one-time apprentice would have come after him. It had been on his orders, after all, that Sparrow had been locked into a cage to die. Sparrow had been a monster and a failure. Isaiah had terminated an unsuccessful experiment.“Technically, Talen terminated the experiment,” Aislen corrected. “But, anyway, Niarthen, we should move inside,” she had an itchy feeling between her shoulders, and the mental image of dozens of scopes focusing on the group, fingers itchy on triggers. “There are snipers on the rooves, not,” she added hastily as the Mer shifted their weight warily. “Against you, but for your protection. The attacks have killed many people - family of those in this town. W
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