Chapter 88
At last she said: "You know well
That the name which I need to learn
Is not among those which you have spoken.
Come, tell me the Secret Name;
For if you do the poison will come forth
And you will have an end of pain.
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—Isis, The Story of Re
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ELIGOR
Eligor ripped the red 'do not enter' tape off the hatch and punched in the override code he'd finally achieved after almost a month of drilling through the wall, ripping out wires and, finally, a blast with a pulse pistol.
"Here it is," he said. "The lair of the devil."
The room lit up as the Andari woman stepped inside. She leaned heavily on her cane, grimacing as she walked, even though her appearance said she was still young. Her lavender tufted ears tilted forward at the faint whooshing sound which reverberated in t
