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For Dee, the attack was nothing more than a few hours of stressful waiting. Luckily, she was phenomenal at filling time. Luckily, her confrontation with Hamal had sidled off some of her demon’s willfulness, so she found her zen state quickly and easily.
When the faint echo of gunfire encroached on her hideout, she focused on tuning it out, refusing to bow to anxiety.
The house shaking on its foundation changed that plan.
“What if they need help?”
Her Shadows maintained their vigilance, watching the single-point-of-entry with barely a blink. Neither did they consider a response to Dee’s outrageous plan necessary.
“No one said anything about them blowing up the house. Isn’t that enough to change the plan?”
Dee’s control faltered, the room blanked. Her sight came back in bursts of
