“the high priestess said, pushing past Alton into his private chambers in Sorcere.“And mine to you, Mistress Vierna,” Alton replied, trying to keep the fear out of his voice. Vierna Do’Urden coming to see him at this time had to be more than coincidence. “What act has brought me the honor of a visit from a mistress of Arach-Tinilith?”“No longer a mistress,” said Vierna. “I have returned to my home.”Alton paused to consider the news. He knew that Dinin Do’Urden had also resigned his position at t...he Academy.“Matron Malice has brought her family back together,” Vierna continued. “There are stirrings of war. You have heard them, no doubt?”“Just rumors,” Alton stuttered, now beginning to understand why Vierna had come to call on him. House Do’Urden had used the Faceless One before in its plotting—in its attempt to assassinate Alton! Now, with rumors of war whispered throughout Menzoberranzan, Matron Malice was reestablishing her network of spies and assassins.“You know of them?”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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