38The SaviorTazia stood on the steps of the boarding house and stared at Soren. He’d watched her push her way through the crowd to get to him after the rifle shot had hit her precisely as he’d intended. He hadn’t wanted to hurt her, just get her attention, and slow her down enough to give him the upper hand when the fight began.
Through the sights of the rifle, he’d watched her agitated pacing back and forth by the rock monument on the dock, and knew he’d soon have a shot. Her impatience had let her down as always, something he remembered only too well.
As he watched, she’d held her pendant up to her face like a mirror, her lips moving. Billy had figured that one out before he’d transferred to… wherever it was he’d gone to. Jegudiel was talking through the pendant. The boost Julie had gi
