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Breathing heavily, Alice snatched up the woman's dropped weapon, pointing it at her, gaze hard.
"Call it off," he demanded coldly, pressing the blade to her throat, "Or you'll join him."
The woman glared but didn't move. Alice stepped closer.
"Do it," he hissed. "Now."
For a tense moment, neither moved. Then, with a growl of frustration, the woman pulled out an intricately carved whistle and blew into it, the sound eerie.
The air seemed to ripple, and the oppressive danger lifted slightly. Alice kept the blade at her throat.
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