Chapter Sixty-Seven
The river Skrait was the Free City’s lifeblood. It flowed…
Chapter Sixty-Eight
Malden looked to right and left, but there was nowhere…
Chapter Sixty-Nine
A new and much improved plan had begun to come…
Chapter Seventy
When Croy came in, an hour later, Malden and Cythera…
Part IV
The Job
Interlude
Chapter Seventy-One
It was the night before Ladymas, one of the most…
Chapter Seventy-Two
At the side of the house, Malden crouched with Kemper…
Chapter Seventy-Three
The second floor of the villa was as silent as…
Chapter Seventy-Four
Gurrh made no attempt to fight the guards, but they…
Chapter Seventy-Five
Croy’s wound throbbed as he strode across the grass. It…
Chapter Seventy-Six
Malden crept down a hallway that ran the length of…
Chapter Seventy-Seven
Gurrh dropped to one knee. The iron fencepost he’d been…
Chapter Seventy-Sight
Malden stepped through the doorway and into the trapped corridor,…
Chapter Seventy-Nine
The floor did not ripple or shimmer like liquid. It…
Chapter Eighty
Croy took a step forward and nearly collapsed. The wound…
Chapter Eighty-One
Hazoth’s sanctum was a long room with high vaulted ceilings…
Chapter Eighty-Two
Bikker made no move to draw Acidtongue from its glass-lined…
Chapter Eighty-Three
Malden scrubbed at his eyes with the balls of his…
Chapter Eighty-Four
“A fool, perhaps, but—”
Chapter Eighty-Five
Drops of acid hit Croy’s arm and seared right through…
Chapter Eighty-Six
Malden kept his eyes shut until he was sure the…
Chapter Eighty-Seven
“Glorious! When it is finally born, there will be no…
Chapter Eighty-Eight
Bikker was sweating. He wiped his brow with the back…
Chapter Eighty-Nine
The demon howled in agony, and Malden had to hang…
Chapter Ninety
