“Then you are offering me a deal.” “I need your mind, Hazan. I need whatever knowledge you have about the girl. I know you feel immense loyalty to her—I realize you find yourself in this dungeon precisely because you pledged your life to her—but she’s deceived us both, and I fear we will only understand why when it is far too late.” “You want to wage war against Tulan.” “I do.” “And you are asking me to assist you in murdering the young woman who is meant to be the salvation of my people.” “I am.” Hazan stepped closer to the door of his cage, wrapping his hands around the iron bars. His eyes
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