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otherтАФfriend or enemyтАФas much as one opened to oneтАЩs self.
Dion studied BatayonтАЩs calm expression and realized that he had
deliberately drawn her into the sparring ring. It was his bid to save her from
herself, she realized, and she felt a spurt of anger. But she had certainly
given them no other image to deal with, she admitted, just the тАЬwounded
wolfwalker,тАЭ the тАЬlegendтАЭ in need of mending. She rolled the phrases in her
head as if the wolves that gnawed at her mind would shred the words and
make them more palatable. She shook her head. тАЬWith my skills, to let the

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wolves that far into my headтАжтАЭ Her violet eyes were sober. тАЬI could have
hurt you badly.тАЭ
He cut his gaze meaningfully at her lower torso. тАЬAs I could have hurt
someone else.тАЭ
She glanced down in spite of herself, even though her belly had barely
begun to swell. тАЬA womb is a comfy, padded place. Even at the worst,
youтАЩd have hurt me, not my daughter.тАЭ She gave him a wry smile. тАЬOthers
spar until the fifth month, the cozar ride until the seventh, and itтАЩs said that
the Yorundans will work the fields till they feel the labor pains set in. IтАЩm
not even four months along. Besides, IтАЩm Randonnen. WeтАФтАЭ She touched
her abdomen gently. тАЬтАФhave a reputation to maintain.тАЭ She looked back
up, and her gaze sharpened speculatively. тАЬYou wouldnтАЩt have hesitated if it
had been real.тАЭ
тАЬNo,тАЭ he agreed. тАЬBut it wasnтАЩt.тАЭ
But to her, for those interminable, infinite seconds, it had been real, and his
blood had pulsed at her fingertips, waiting to be torn and tasted. She pursed
her lips and bit back her recrimination.
He shrugged as if he heard the words she didnтАЩt say. тАЬI have no intention of
being cursed for a thousand years in the memory of the wolves by harming
a pack leaderтАФтАЭ He nodded at her. тАЬтАФor her cub.тАЭ He tossed his towel
toward a hook. тАЬIтАЩd rather lose the match. Besides,тАЭ he added, gesturing
with his chin at the students, тАЬit was a good lesson for them.тАЭ
She cocked her head. тАЬTo watch me lose control?тАЭ
тАЬAye,тАЭ he said calmly.
She raised her eyebrows at his bluntness.
He nodded at her expression. тАЬThey need to see that kind of intensity, to
feel that edge of danger. They wonтАЩt get that here in the village, safe within
these walls. TheyтАЩll get that only from facing something real. You brought
that sense of peril inside the ring, gave them a hint of what waits. It will
serve them well, teach them to attack without holding back. It will also
teach them the value of centering as I did, to control a situation as much by
what they donтАЩt do as by what they do.тАЭ
тАЬBut?тАЭ
He smiled faintly at her expression. She had never been one to shirk truthтАФ

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