Chapter 11 - Midwinter Shadows-2
From within his cloak, Mourini pulled out the gold mask and offered it to her. Something struck Mina. ‘Why would you put the Fureys on this? I can understand why Lalia put them on public monuments, to give people clues to what really happened to her sisters. But why you? Surely you never wanted people to find out the truth.’ Mourini’s laughter was bitter. ‘You don’t miss anything, do you? Call it an old man’s vanity. Every one of those girls gave herself to me willingly. Eulalia thought she could save them. She tried to take them back. But in the end they were mine forever.’ ‘Locked away in the Fureys.’ ‘Their sanctuary. Hidden from me for a long time. But it was mine in the end. Everything is.’ He thrust the gold mask toward her again. Knowing what it represented, the mask was utter
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