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up some. I unburdened again. Now let’s go over whatever it is you want,” he said, sitting up and pulling his chair to the table.
    Catten sat on the table, looking down at his brother.
    “ When Master Sinway arrives,” Catten said, “we need to be very forthcoming. Make no bones about our plans …” He wagged his finger. “I will propose that we venture above once more. First we will take the current below Bish, but not unaccompanied. We need to decide who should join us. Last time we failed to take the Darkslayer by force. So this time we will have to show more patience.”
    “ We will take him by force this time!” Verbard almost shouted. “We’ll blow him into bloody chunks and pieces. We had him last time!” he said, clutching his chest.
    Catten could see the anguish in Verbard’s face as he remembered the fatal wound from the Warfield not so long ago.
    “ He should be dead!” Verbard finished with a rap on the table.
    “ I agree, brother. But there are forces in the world we don’t understand. He is one of them. If we can separate him from his armaments, I think we can put an end to him. But it’s going to take patience and cunning.”
    A quiet moment passed as he watched his brother consider the plan.
    “ Agreed. Besides, I think this is how Master Sinway prefers us to go about it. We will do this, brother. The Darkslayer will die,” Verbard said.
    Catten looked deep into his brother’s eyes and felt they were united by a single burning desire: to see the Darkslayer dead. He watched as Verbard froze in his place as his silver eyes widened. Then Catten’s shoulders felt cold, as if an icy stare lingered on his back.
    No … Not yet!
    Catten turned and saw Master Sinway’s foreboding presence fill the doorway.

 
CHAPTER 6
     
     
    Lord Catten dropped to one knee, head bowed, alongside his brother. Master Sinway and a dozen Badoon warriors now crowded his study. Master Sinway wore thick black robes with an inlay of dark patterns and mystic signs. He towered over the others, a full six feet in height.
    Catten peered up, spellbound as always. Sinway’s chiseled face was aimed at him—the ominous eyes beneath a thick head of receding black hair. His master’s furry hands waved long fingers, with marvelous rings and razor-sharp nails. The underling overlord’s feet skimmed over the marble surface with each step, never touching the ground. It made Catten feel even smaller. The shadow-walk came naturally to some but not all. Catten looked down again as he felt his master’s robes pass.
    “ Get up, you two,” Master Sinway said with clarity. “Your insincere groveling does not impress me.”
    Catten stood at attention, pulling up his smirking brother by the arm.
    Idiot.
    “ Welcome to my home, Master Sinway,” Catten said, head bowed. “This is a great honor you have bestowed on my family. Is there anything I can get you?”
    “ As a matter of fact, yes, Catten. The Darkslayer. Do you have him here by any chance?”
    Sinway’s iron-red irises locked onto his. Catten held his stare for a moment and then dropped his eyes. He’s furious. His brother took a half step back.
    “ No, master,” Catten said, keeping his head down. “My brother and I are working on it.”
    Catten felt Sinway walk around them both, stopping finally to regard his brother. His brother looked up and returned Master Sinway’s stare. Don’t do it!
    Sinway stopped. From the corner of his eye, Catten watched Verbard’s eyes stream with tears. Catten’s twin cried out, grasping his eyes then falling to his knees.
    Sinway’s voice shook the room, jolting objects from the shelves: “You fool, Verbard! I do not understand your behavior of late, but do not do that again. Ever!”
    Catten helped his brother back to his feet, but Verbard pushed him away. Sinway moved to the black table, preoccupied in thought. Catten envied Sinway’s power over them and all others. He knew Verbard felt the same. It was what they desired