Samai settled into a luxury hotel suite, surrounded by a small army of bodyguards—her safety wasn't even a question. Meanwhile, Eldric and Lirael moved like shadows through the bustling streets, their every step calculated to avoid detection.
As for Simon? He was running for his life with Fuller's g**g breathing down his neck. Both sides were exhausted, but neither would yield. A deadly game of cat and mouse unfolded across Herbshire's neon-lit avenues.
Fuller had mobilized thousands of his men, flooding the city in hunting parties. Yet finding two people in a metropolis of millions was like spotting two specks of dust in a sandstorm—especially when their targets had transformed completely. New hairstyles, different clothes, even their mannerisms altered beyond recognition.
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