I would never tell you this, if you hadn’t insisted on coming on this dock, because that means you feel it, too. This used to be about honor, and duty, and my dislike of Casshorn. Now it’s about you.” “Me?” She tried to concentrate on the next group of hounds swimming through the water. “I would give all of myself to keep you safe. To do that, I have to kill Casshorn. It’s a simple trade. Casshorn has to die, so you can live. Two sides of the same coin. I love you, and you’re the measure of my wrath.” “What did you say?” She flashed too hard and missed the hound. He stepped in and sank a
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