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By Ian C. Esslemont
The go back of the mercenary corporation, the red shield, couldn't have come at a worse time for a Malazan Empire exhausted via battle and weakened by means of betrayals and rivalries. certainly, there are those that wonder if the Empress Laseen is probably not wasting her grip on strength as she faces expanding unrest as conquered kingdoms and principalities experience freedom as soon as more.Into the seething cauldron of Quon Tali--the Empire's heartland--marches the protect. With their go back comes the reminiscence of the Empire--and but all isn't good with the safeguard itself. components inside its elite, the Avowed, have set their attractions on a long way larger energy. There are old entities who additionally search to additional their very own arcane ends. And what of the swordsman referred to as tourist who, along with his significant other Ereko, has long past looking for a war of words from which none have ever returned?As the safeguard prepares to salary battle, so Laseen's personal generals and mages, the 'Old Hands', develop impatient at what they see as her mismanagement of the Empire. yet may possibly Laseen have outwitted all of them? might she be utilizing the uprisings to attract out and at last put off those final irksome survivors from the times of her illustrious predecesor, Kellanved?
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I see you've made some headway,’ Cowl called to Greymane. The renegade hunched his shoulders and bit down any response. ’ Cowl waved a gloved hand. ‘Then by all means – bring it to a close either way. ’ Greymane shifted his gaze to the immobile magus. ‘Your solution's always the same. It requires no thought …’ ‘Something's up,’ Smoky warned. The magus had bent his head back to regard the clouds above. He edged his arms up further, straight, hands open, fingers splayed. The thick wool sleeves of his robes fell away revealing the blue swirling tattoos of spirals and waves encircling both arms – from his hands all the way up to his naked shoulders: the assembled symbols of Wind.
The two-handed sword impaled Shen who gaped, astonished. The warlock's mouth stretched open and he let go an ear-tearing shriek and grasped the sword with both hands. He lurched himself backwards off the blade. Before Greymane could thrust again the warlock shot straight up through the opening. At Kyle's side, Ogilvy scratched his chin and peered speculatively to the top. ’ he said with a wink. Kyle stared, wordless. He shook his head, horrified and relieved. Then he started, remembering. ’ Searching the men, Kyle spotted him close to Greymane.
That which Denuth thought of as his soul shivered within him. ’ A cold regard. Denuth urged himself not to look. ’ ‘My own small adeptness. ’ ‘That which we all seek. ’ Time passed. Denuth sensed careful consideration within the entity at his side. He heard rough scales that were not of metal catching and scraping as armoured arms crossed. A slow thoughtful exhalation. ‘Nonetheless. I will pursue. ’ Your perversion of it. But Denuth said nothing; he knew he walked a delicate line with this power that could take him should he wish.