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."Many of the lesser bloods have the spells to manipulate them threaded throughtheir genetic pattern," Tomtom explained to Sparrow as he slipped the collarover Chiyo's head.He pulled the slipknot tight, winding the lead around hisfist."I could reduce her back to fox if I wanted."Chiyo whimpered in fear."What use would a fox be to me, little kitsune?" Tomtom purred, wiping awayChiyo's tears."I've decided to breed you.No, no, no." He murmured as Chiyo glanced at thesurrounding warriors."Your mate will have to be fetched.Now hold still."He growled out a word, and strange runes gleamed to life on Chiyo's skin.In alow dull drone, Tomtom chanted out a spell, and her very skin began to glow.After a minute, he fell silent and the light vanished, and Chiyo pantedquietly."I've put her into season." He loosened the lead and handed it to one of hiswarriors, pointing back across the warehouse and saying something in Oni.Chiyo cried out as if struck."Warg?"Sparrow made a face of distaste."Oh, beat her and be done with it.""The lesser bloods are socketed so they can breed with anything," Tomtom said."I want to introduce the warg abilities into the kitsune line."Sparrow scoffed at this."You don't change the genome directly?""Breeding for pups is a simpler method," Tomtom said."This is a waste of my time," Sparrow said."I must be gone before I'mmissed.""Speak then," Tomtom said absently, watching the kitsune be stripped of herkimono, bent over a bale of bedding, and tied into position.Tinker turned away as warriors took advantage of Chiyo's helplessness; themales laughed as their manipulations made the kitsune in heat moan wantonly.Remember what she's done to me.Ihate her.I should be glad she's being punished.Sparrow took no notice of the events with the kitsune."I told you at thestart of this that WolfWho Rules needs to be eliminated."Riki caught Tinker before she could launch herself at Sparrow, muffling herstream of curses at the elf.Tomtom glanced at Tinker struggling in Riki's arms and a smile quirked at hismouth."I have done all I will do in that regard.""You failed miserably," Sparrow said.Damn right, bitch, Tinker thought fiercely, still muted by Riki's hand."Exactly," Tomtom said."I will not endanger my position by fruitlesslystriking at him.The dogs were expendable, but I will not risk my warriors."Page 179ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html"He suspects that his domi's disappearance is not an untimely accident," Sparrow said."He plans toreturn to the citywide search.""And you will take the river edge as before," Tomtom waved aside her concern."Avoid this valley as planned.If you can not, call your contact first andwe'll trigger the greater cloaking spells.""Wolf Who Rules loves this little piece of trash!" Sparrow cried, makingTinker's heart do a strange little flip in her chest."He's not being swayedfrom the truth.He knows we took her, hejust doesn't know how or where we're hiding her."Tomtom turned to look at Sparrow full on, wordlessly.Sparrow visibly needed to steel herself against his cold look."You arefailing to see how dangerous he is.""And you are overestimating him," Tomtom said flatly."Your people have never dealt with a domana lord on his own land," Sparrowsaid."A knife in the spine," Tomtom said."An arrow through the eye, or a swordthrough the heart, and he will die like everything else in this universe.""No!" Tinker cried into Riki's palm, and the tengu held her tighter still.Tomtom turned away dismissively as the massive warg was brought in, muzzled,on a stout stick lead.The beast strained against the handler, heading forChiyo."So arrange the knife!" Sparrow refused to be ignored."Or the arrow or thesword! Kill him!"Tinker wriggled in Riki's hold.Shut up, bitch! Shut up!Tomtom's tone grew flatter, colder."I will not stand here, repeating myself,or do you wish to go after the kitsune?"Sparrow looked then, as did Tinker.The warg loomed over the kitsune, erect,proportionally wrong for the female, seeking an entrance in her slight body.Tinker looked away, desperately concentrating on anything but Chiyo and hersharpening whimpers.Sparrow watched, not even flinching as the kitsune gave ascream of agony.Tinker hunched against the sound of the big animal laboring,and Chiyo's now endless, shrill barks of terror and pain.She wanted to coverher ears, but Riki wasn't loosening his hold.Sparrow tore her gaze away from the godless union."So be it then.Let WolfWho Rules be the domana you cut your teeth on.If you're to take this land,you'll need to face them eventually.""Ah, good, he's tied with her." Tomtom ignored Sparrow in favor of thebreeding."If she brings a litter to term in two months, I'll breed her againnext season [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]