This was how it ended. Ivolethe closed her eyes as Venitra swung Ryoka bodily into a rock face. The girl cried out. Venitra turned and beheaded one of the fearless goats that were trying to bite her leg. Her sisters floated in the air around Ivolethe. They chattered, some laughing, others mocking Ryoka. Some sympathized with the girl, others the undead bound by spells and loyalty to her master. Some cared. Others did not. But Ivolethe alone knew the scene below mattered. She alone remembered Ryoka’s name. She alone called her friend. But she had done too much. Too much. The rules had been
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