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He froze for a moment, seized by panicThere was no door into the temple hereAnd only a thick barrier of hedges, just coming into green on the left
Then he saw where the hedges were quivering and he leaped for that spotThere was a gap forced low downHe dropped to his knees and scrambled through, scratching his arms and face
He was in a cloistered area, large, beautifully serene, gracefully laid out, with a splashing fountain at the centerHe had no time to value such things thoughAt the northwest corner the cloister gave onto another portico and a long building with a small domed roof at the near endSavandi was just now sprinting up the steps to the portico and then through a doorway into the buildingAt one second-story window an old man could be seen, white haired and hollow-cheeked, gazing down without expression chanel bags sale on the sunlit cloister
Running flat out for the doorway, Devin realized where he wasThis was the infirmary, and the small dome would be a temple for the sick who sought the comfort of Eanna but could not venture down the path to her larger dome
He took the three steps to the portico in one flying leap and burst through the doorway, knife in handHe was aware that following so fast he was an easy target for an ambush if Savandi chose to lie in waitHe didn't think that would happen though, which only increased his deeper fear
The man seemed to be racing away from where his fellow priests might be found, in the temple itself, the kitchens, the dormitory or the dining roomWhich meant that he didn't expect help or aid, that he couldn't really be hoping to escape
Which meant, in turn, that there was probably only one knock off balenciaga bags thing he was going to try to do, if Devin gave him enough time
The doorway gave onto a long corridor and a stairway leading upwardSavandi was out of sight but Devin, glancing down, gave a quick prayer of thanks to Eanna: running across the damp ground of the cloister the priest had picked up mud on his shoesThe trail was unmistakable on the stone floor and it went down the corridor and not up the stairs
Devin sped in pursuit, flying down the hallway, skidding into a left turn around a corner at the far endThere were rooms at intervals all along and an arched entrance to the infirmary's small temple at the opposite endMost of the doors were open; most of the rooms were empty
But then, in that short corridor he came to one closed door; Savandi's trail led there and stoppedDevin clutched the handle and threw his louis vuitton shoulder hard against the heavy wood
Sobbing for breath he dropped to his knees, grappling in his pocket for the twist of wire he was never without: not since Marra had been aliveSince she had taught him all he knew about locksHe untwisted and tried to shape the wire, but his hands were tremblingSweat streamed into his eyesHe wiped it furiously away and fought for calmHe had to get this door open before the man inside sent the message that would destroy them all
An exterior door opened behind himSteps thudded quickly down the hallway
Without looking up, Devin said: "The man who touches or hinders me diesSavandi is a spy for the King of YgrathFind me a key for this door!"
"It is done!" came a voice he knewGo!"
Devin flung a glance over his shoulder and saw Erlein di Senzio standing there with a sword in his knockoff chanel jewelry hand
Springing to his feet Devin twisted the handle againHe charged into the roomThere were jars and vials lining shelves around the walls, and instruments on tablesSavandi was there, on a bench in the middle of the room, hands at his temples, visibly straining to concentrate
"Plague rot your soul!" Devin screamed at the top of his voiceSavandi seemed to snap awakeHe rose with a feral snarl, grabbing for a surgical blade on the table beside him
Still screaming, Devin was upon him, his left hand gouging at the priest's eyesHe slashed forward and up with his right in a hard and deadly arc, plunging his blade in between Savandi's ribsOnce, he stabbed, and then again, raking savagely upward, feeling the blade twist, grinding against bone with a sickening sensationThe young priest's mouth gaped open, his eyes widened in canvas gucci bags astonishme
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