The teapot shattered on the ground, a high shrill whistle cut through the sounds of men dying and monsters laughing, and Almost Brilliant rose out of the shards in an explosion of fury. Oh, that’s where she was, Chih thought with blank panic. She’s been right here all along, just like Nhung was. It was a mad thing to think; a teapot that was really a bird had little to do with a monster hiding as a girl, but in both cases, it had taken Chih far too long to catch on. They could only hope it was not too late now as Almost Brilliant vented her fury on the beast. “You mangy curd-gutted plague
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