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The Dreams Of Avarice
Raedrick tried to push himself to his feet, but found his right leg would still not support his weight very well and he stumbled back to the ground. He gritted his teeth to try again; he needed to be up and ready for action if that was one of Geoff’s men coming through the passage - and who else could it be?
But Julian beat him to it, bounding past the little fire and actually giving him a little shove back to the ground. “Stay there,” Julian ordered, skirting around one of the few stalagmites on this side of the pool and pressing his back to the wall of the cave. Then he slid slowly toward the entrance and pulled out his knife.
Raedrick understood at once. The person coming in would have seen the light of their fires reflecting down the passage. He knew someon
