Jinyan lunged for Eleanor, not to harm her, but to use her as a shield. He grabbed her from behind, his arm locking around her throat, his other hand holding the signet ring against her temple."Arthur! Stop!" Jinyan commanded.The smoke cleared enough to reveal Arthur Vincent leveling a heavy revolver at Jinyan. Arthur’s face was a mask of humiliated rage, his broken hand trembling."Let her go, Lu," Arthur growled. "You have nowhere to run. The mountain is surrounded.""He’s right, Brother," Jian’s voice came from the slope. He had descended halfway, the rifle slung over his shoulder, a heavy, silver-bound book held in his hand like a holy relic. The "Seventh Ledger."Jian looked at the scene with a chilling, detached amusement. "The Londoners have a perimeter. They have the valley blocked. You think a magnesium flare is enough to save a dying line?"Jian looked at Panni, who was crouched behind the rock spire, shielding Grace with her body. "Panni, Panni... the 'Saint' of the mount
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