Chapter 53
Shädar spread his leathery wings. Tendrils of necromagic seeped out of him, wrapping around Keriya’s floating corpse. Together, the massive demon and the dead mortal dissolved, vanishing into shadow and drifting east across the cobbles. Roxanne closed her eyes, rejecting the sight. That was the only freedom remaining to her: the ability to look away. Roxanne. Her eyes flew open at the telepathic cry. She expanded her consciousness, casting her thoughts in the direction whence the mindvoice had come. G’shídrian? His familiar tone wrung a tear from her eye. Take the Flame’shikrim and escape while you can, otherwise Necrovar will snare you in his power. He’s controlling us and blocking us from wielding. The Shadow’s parade had grown—every palace resident he’d laid eyes on had been caught
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