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Fyertash was against letting the Four’s servant anywhere near the High Towers, but disregarding the lives of humans dwelling in the city would cause friction with Kamira, and he couldn’t afford losing what little trust she’d bestowed on him. So he had to allow the priestess, as the Four’s pactees called themselves, to make her way through most of Kaighal first, choosing the wide street leading up to the hill on which the Towers stood as the place for confrontation.
Nearby, Suzhaul’s warrior lurked, but Fyertash couldn’t help wondering whether the woman would truly join the fight or would rather use the commotion to head to the Towers. Humans were frustrating in the way they formed alliances, often based on emotions rather than expected gains. Yet if he wanted to have his gains, he had
