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seemed to be pursuing, but he could tell they were only giving the impression
of moving in to keep the dark gods from suspecting the trap.
Now the attack focused almost exclusively on him endless streams of dark
energy cast in his direction, fire and projectiles and torrents of rain and
sleet and wind. In his thin bubble, shielded by something barely visible to
his eye, he prayed to gods he had nearly forgotten the benevolent, reassuring
deities of his childhood who had promised rescue and protection to all who
followed them. He prayed that they might notice him and hold him and the gate
he guarded safe from the onrushing horde; and he prayed that Lauren might be
successful in her mission to rescue Molly and he prayed that he and his people
would get to go home, safe and soon. Because now he could feel what Lauren had
felt from the mound in front of the cave mouth. The thing that waited in there
grew and fed but it fed on the poisoned magic that poured at Seolar from all
sides, and it grew powerful.
Then the first of the enemy reached the ground beneath him, and Seolar thought
that for the rest of his life however short that might be he would remember
the horror of what happened next.
CHAPTER 20
Earth
& LATEST REPORTS just coming in on the stunning earthquake centered in south
London, which registered 8.4 on the Richter scale& photos of the devastation&
& tornado clusters throughout the Blue Ridge Mountain area&
& They just came out of the clear blue sky we didn t have no warning or
nothing just all of a sudden there were funnels everywhere, and houses
started& started blowing apart& oh, I m sorry, I just can t talk about it
anymore&
& South Florida blanketed under three feet of snow, with more
falling& Meteorologists are at a loss to explain this devastating freak storm,
and while they suggest a possible tie-in to the meteor shower that pounded
most of the planet, none has yet suggested what that connection might be&
& We have to assume the entire orange crop for the year is lost. Right now
we re just doing what we can to save the trees, or we could be looking at
completely starting over, with no crop for years&
& city of Melbourne was hit by balls of fire that chased each other through
the atmosphere before slamming into the tops of skyscrapers. This strange
firestorm preceded a hailstorm that left more than a meter of hail on the
ground, with drifts as deep as three meters in some places. Damage is
estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, though fortunately so far
estimates of loss of life have been small&
Copper House
Doggie rocked Jake in her arms, but he refused to be comforted. He sobbed, I
WANT MY MAMA! over and over. He would not sleep. He would not eat. Doggie s
heart wept for him.
She pulled him close and whispered in his ear, Be patient. We will watch the
mirror and we will see your mama. But you must be a good boy.
Jake snuffled and wiped his tears on Doggie s outer robe. He looked at her,
and said, Okay. I am a good boy.
Doggie hugged him. You are a good boy. It is hard to have the mama far away.
But she is well I will show you. But you cannot touch the mirror.
She d kept him all the way away from them had shoved the bed and his toys and
things she d asked women of the Copper House s veyâr staff to bring for him
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into the corner away from the mirrors. She d requested decorative screens, and
had erected them around the perimeter of her safe place, and neither she nor
Jake had stepped out of it.
But he was terrified he was a sensitive little boy, and he needed to know his
mama was safe. She climbed the couch and stood on the back to look over the
screen and said to Rue, He must see her, just for a moment, just to know that
she is well. I will take him over there, we will look at her, then we will
come back.
Rue looked at Doggie. He must not touch the gates.
Of course not.
They came out from behind the screens, and the first thing Doggie saw was the
view through the Hunter s magic window, which was terrifying before their eyes
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