‘Fener is lost to us,’ Rake said. ‘Lost? What do you mean?’ ‘Torn from his realm, now striding the mortal earth.’ ‘How?’ There was a grim smile in Rake’s tone as he explained. ‘By a Malazan. A once-priest of Fener, a victim of the Reve.’ ‘Which means?’ ‘His hands were ritually severed. The power of the Reve then sends those hands to the hooves of Fener himself. The ritual must be the expression of purest justice, but this one wasn’t Rather, there was a perceived need to reduce the influence of Fener, and in particular that High Priest, by agents of the Empire – likely the Claw. You
