“Don’t do this,” She pleaded and crawled toward him. “Please!” Tadamichi’s eyes unfocused as rage swept through him then refocused when he detected movement over Hyakuhei’s shoulder. His ebony eyes locked on Amni and he smiled welcomingly. Seeing the unstable look in Tadamichi’s gaze, Amni rushed forward and pulled Kyoko away from the brothers. Now that blood had been drawn… he didn’t want her within their line of fire. Kyoko saw the blonde hair out of the corner of her eye and recognized the aura. “Let me go Amni, I’ve got to stop them.” “Amni, take the priestess and remove her from this place,” Tadamichi ordered. “It would not be wise for my heart’s desire to be tainted with such a sight as this.” He smiled wickedly as Amni jerked her back from them and was pleased when Kyoko stoppe

