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Voyse fell from the shadows on the roof to land on two unsuspecting soldiers inside the fortress. Out flashed the gleaming scimitar he took from Julia. A wave of dark energy trailed after the blade, distorting the images Voyse saw within it. This intrigued the assassin as he sliced the two soldiers down and put the blade away. He had no time for appraisals, he reminded himself. The Adept’s Stone was nearly in his grasp once again!