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51. Conan pan Czarnej Rzeki (Conan, Lord of the Black River) 1996
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M L N Hanover Black Sun's Daughter 01 Unclean Spirits
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"I'm sorry," Maggie whispered, trying to inspectDelos's bruises by touch
alone. "Delos, I'm sorry...I didn't know ... "
"It doesn't matter," he said, holding her hands."It would have happened
eventually anyway."
"For a vampire, you didn't put up much of afight," Jeanne's voice came from
the back of the cell.
Maggie frowned, but Delos turned toward herand spoke without defensiveness.
"That witch bound more than just the blue fire when she putthis spell on my
arm," he said. "She took all myvampire powers. I'm essentially a human until
she removes it."
"Aradia?" Maggie said. "Can you do anything? Imean, I know only Sylvia is
supposed to be able totake the spell off, but ..."
Aradia knelt beside them, graceful in the darkness. She touched Delos's arm
gently, then sighed.
"I'm sorry," she said. "Even if I were at full power, there's nothing I could
do."
Maggie let out her breath.
"That's the only thing I regret," Delos said. "ThatI can't save you."
"You have to stop thinking about that," Maggiewhispered.
She was filled with a strange resignation. Itwasn't that she was giving up.
But she was very tired, physically and emotionally, and there wasnothing she
could do rightnow....
And maybe nothing ever, she thought dimly. Shefelt something steadying her
and realized it was Delos's arm. She leaned against him, glad of hiswarmth and
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solidity in the darkness. There was a tremendous comfort in just being held by
him.
Sometimes just having fought is important, shethought. Even if you don't win.
Her eyelids were terribly heavy. It felt absolutely wonderful to close them,
just for a moment ...
She only woke up once during the night, and thatwas because of Delos. She
could sense something in himsomething in his mind. He seemed to beasleep, but
very far away, and very agitated.
Was he calling my name? she wondered. I thought i heard that ...
He was thrashing and muttering, now. Maggieleaned close and caught a few
words.
"I love you... I did love you ...always remember that ..."
"Delos!" She shook him. "Delos, what are youdoing?"
He came awake with a start.
"Nothing."
But she knew. She remembered those wordsshe'd heard them before she had
actually met Deloson the mountain.
"It was my dream. You were ... going back intime somehow, weren't you? And
giving me thatdream I had, warning me to get away from thisvalley." She
frowned. "But how can you? I thought you couldn't use your powers."
"I don't think this took vampire powers," he said,sounding almost guilty. "It
was more-I think itwas just the bond between us. The soulmate thing.I don't
even know how I did it. I justwent to sleepand started dreaming about the you
of the past. Itwas as if I was searching for you-and then I foundyou. I made
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the connection. I don't know if it's ever been done before, that kind of time
travel."
Maggie shook her head. "But you already know it didn't work. The dream didn't
change anything.I didn't leave as soon as I woke up in the cart,because I'm
here. And if Ihadleft, I would never have met you, and then you wouldn't have
sentthe dream...."
"I know," he said, and his voice was tired and abit forlorn. He sounded very
young, just then. "Butit was worth a try."
CHAPTER
19
The hunt of your lives," Hunter Redfern said. Hewas standing handsome and
erect, smiling easily. The nobles were gathered around him, and Maggieeven saw
some familiar faces in the crowd.
That rough man from Delos's memories-the one who grabbed his arm, she thought
dreamily. And the woman who put the first binding spell on him.
They were crowded in the courtyard, their faceseager. The first pale light
was just touching thesky-not that the sun was visible, of course. But it was
enough to turn the clouds pearly and cast aneerie, almost greenish
luminescence over thescene below.
"Twohumans,a witch, and a renegade prince,"Hunter proclaimed. He was enjoying
himself hugely, Maggie could tell. "You'll never have another chance at prey
like this."
Maggie gripped Delos's hand tightly.
Shewasfrightened butatthesame time strangely proud. If the nobles around
Hunter wereexpecting their prey to cower or beg, they were going to be
disappointed.
They were alone, the four of them, in a littleempty space in the square.
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Maggie and Aradia and Jeanne in their slave clothes, Delos in his leggingsand
shirtsleeves. A little wind blew and stirredMaggie's hair, but otherwise they
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