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The soup was so delicious, Erin could barely resist asking for more. For the third time. And it was only because she was tired of hearing Sylvia's laughs. "Can she be serious at least once in a while? - The girl thought gloomily, swinging at the merry-go-round mercenary.
- Green-eyed, if you want more, don't be shy," said River, who also smiled from time to time. Erin got a full chest of air.
- My name is Erin," she filtered. - Is it so hard to remember?
River snarled and looked over at Sylvia, her eyebrow throwing up.
- I prefer not to remember names," the dark-haired haired woman answered, and the witch went on a trip. "Well, of course, why fill your head with the names of your victims?
Freddie, passionately weaving something out of a couple of blades, raised his head.
- Did you say we were going on a sea voyage? - he turned to Sylvia, and to Erin's great surprise, the woman nodded quietly.
- Tomorrow.
"Tomorrow I will no longer be with you. Erin tried to hide her happy smile. She decided to run away tonight without waiting to be killed. One thought was what would happen to Freddie when she disappeared, but then she thought he was perfectly capable of taking care of himself. So, we should have waited until it was dark and...
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- Well, why did you have to make a deal with her? - Siona said it in a reproachful way. Her image hesitated on the surface of the spring, where the woman was sitting and confusedly rubbing a chain on her wrist.
- Okay," the priestess sighed when she realized that she wouldn't get anything good from her. - It means that there is no excess to Mogar," she swung her head thoughtfully. - Well, it can play into our hands.
The hired woman was a little ahead of us.
- How did you do it? - She asked about it. Ziona smiled.
- You will arrange everything so that the guilt will fall on the prince and his inner circle.
The hired woman didn't make a big deal out of it.
- Your faith in my abilities is very pleasing, but what if I fail?
- It must happen," Siona spattered unexpectedly, and the mercenary shuddered. She did not want to cause the anger of the mentor, who had been rumored to be so much. And most of them were true.
- I realized she bowed her head. - But Moghar was still a few weeks away. Should I keep in touch with you at every stop?
The priestess was thinking for a while.
- No," she said, finally. - You shouldn't. It's dangerous. Not everybody in this country endorses the work of the Shadow Council, and I do not want to lose my best mercenary," she said with a barely noticeable smile. - Until you reach your goal, don't think about connecting with me. I will find you myself. Before I met you, her reflection in the water had hesitated and disappeared. The mercenary had a quiet breath of relief. She never liked talking to her bosses.
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The moon was full, which made Erin happy. She didn't see well at night and was afraid that she'd wake up her guards after she'd stuck her head in something. She waited for about an hour and carefully raised her head. A loud snore showed her where Freddy was sleeping. But the strangest thing was that she didn't see the mercenaries. It was as if they had fallen to the ground. "It was a trap," Erin's first thought, but she threw it away. - They can't read minds. Although, who knows what they are taught in the Soviets?
She wasn't going to backtrack from what she had planned, so she got out very carefully from under the blankets, threw over her shoulder the strap of her bag with paper in it and... Mmm... borrowed writing utensils from Freddie, and, trying to walk as quietly as possible, headed towards the trees.
Yes!" she jubilated as the steps to the target was getting smaller and smaller, and no one was shouting at her. - Oh, really! I can't believe the luck! Apparently, the gods still had mercy on me. As soon as I get out of here, I will make sacrifices to them. Everyone without exception.
She had already imagined going home to her family and forgotten what might have happened. "And then not one foot more from home.
- Where are we in such a hurry, green-eyed?
The low, mocking voice above her right ear made her squeal. However, I must say, she immediately pulled herself together, and, suppressing disappointment, boldly looked into the shimmering in the moonlight blue eyes.
- I... I had to go to the bathroom," she hoped it would sound convincing. River smiled.
- What?" Erin asked anxiously.
- There," Freddie looked where the sea merged with the sky. - Do you hear that silence? It's ringing!
To be continued...