Jonathan Moeller - The Ghosts 05 - Ghost In The Stone - Plot & Excerpts
said Theodosia. Caina stood alongside Theodosia and Corvalis in Marzhod’s workroom at the Painted Whore. They had withdrawn there at Nadirah’s urging. Mhadun’s death, she insisted, had produced echoes in the netherworld. If any of the magi had been seeking Mhadun, they would have felt those echoes. Worse, if Cyrioch’s Kindred had any other sorcerers, they would have sensed his death. In either case, it was no longer safe at her house. Caina was surprised that Marzhod had agreed to give her shelter. She would have expected him to turn Nadirah out into the street. Perhaps, as Saddiq had hinted, he had a more compassionate heart that Caina had thought. Or maybe he simply wanted to seduce her. “Not well,” said Marzhod. He looked tired, the hard lines of his face sharper than usual. “Had she not banished that shadow, it would have turned upon her.” His bloodshot eyes flicked to Caina. “That was clever, commanding the shadow to kill Mhadun. Though I wonder why the thing decided to obey you.”
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