“You really can kill V’lane!” I exclaimed. “That’s why he won’t let you near him. You can kill him. How?” Barrons said nothing. I’d never seen him so still, so silent. I whirled on V’lane. “How?” I demanded. I was shaking. Barrons could kill Fae. It was no wonder the Shades left him alone. “Did he have the spear or the sword?” But I knew in my bones that it had been neither of those weapons. The wall he’d thrown up had shielded the answer. Whatever weapon he’d used, it was not one I knew. V’lane said nothing. “What does he have on you?” I cried, exasperated. “Decide, Ms. Lane,” Barrons said,
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