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when the child appeared, she saw in it her own salvation. perhaps the order would also see the innocence - the possibilities within said innocence - and be lenient with her? she had led them to a place ripe with young souls. raas would decide if the souls were worthy of him, but in the long run daniel would benefit; he was new to his position and rigid in his ways, and hosannah suspected (or perhaps vainly hoped) he would see the value in this.

the wolves each reacted to the arrival of jhala in their own narrow-minded way, which rankled hosannah's spirit further. she dared not lift her head too high as she turned to look at the vicar, keeping herself (and her rage) properly contained. with a brief glance to daniel to ascertain if she had permission to speak, she then turned her bright eyes back to jhala in time to hear daniel's introduction.

the fur of her spine prickled when she heard her precious name slip from his lips, and she resisted the urge to lift her own in warning to him; instead, hosannah caught the end of the inquisitor's explanation with a pointed comment of her own: We must see Hiram — where is he?