“I took my first life … just after Yulemas last year.” Her brows narrowed. “But—you—” “I trained for it. Had fought before. But never killed someone.” “You were the Captain of the Guard.” “I told you,” he said with a bitter smile, “it was complicated.” Yrene nestled down at last. “But you have done it since.” “Yes. But not enough to grow used to it. Against the Valg, yes, but the humans they infest … Some are lost forever. Some are still there, beneath the demon. Figuring out who to kill, who can be spared—I still don’t know where the bad choices lie. The dead do not speak.” Her head slid
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