The Blood Debt
“They would return for Skender just as soon as it was safe to do so. ‘Safe’ being a highly relative term, of course. He and Kail had infiltrated right into the heart of enemy territory. They were significantly outnumbered, and only Kail had anything like the experience required. If only, Sal thought, they could call for help.The wish brought to the foreground that which had only nagged at him before. His senses tingled as they reconnected to the world around him. The Change was returning!Before ...he could tell Kail, the tracker froze. Ahead of them, a silhouette had appeared at the end of the tunnel.‘Someone’s coming!’ Kail hissed, turning. ‘Get back!’Before either of them could move, a bloodcurdling scream from the dungeon froze Sal’s feet to the floor.* * * *Skender heard voices outside the dungeon. The Homunculus stepped away from him, its form shifting fluidly as two people inside one artificial body moved in slightly different ways. It reminded him of a shadow with a solid, well-defined central core and a nebulous penumbra.MoreLess
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