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Chapter Twenty-Five: Audacity

작가: Rosebell Peters
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Veliss leaned forward, his tone dripping with false warmth. “You see, Cumoreen covets splendor and beauty,” Veliss said, smooth as oil. “Yet you thought to hide a lode of such stone from us? I guess I'm impressed by your guts to take on such impossible task" He chuckled at Ligon's naivety "We will cherish the mines better and guard it, for that, you have nothing to worry about. Now, young negotiator, tell us where Ulcar yields this black truth, and we may be merciful.”

Ligon’s eyes, heavy-lidded now, still glowed faintly. “You’ll get… nothing.”

The room went cold.

Veliss’s smile remained. “Oh, child. Do you not understand your predicament by any chance? You mistake my generosity for mercy.” He gestured with his head, and two lesser Basilisks in their human forms moved to grab Ligon.

Glacy turned away, pretending to pack up her drugs, then she heard him snarl, a low, feral sound that made the guards hesitate. He ought to have been under, given the potency of the drug, but some stubbor
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