Ouroboros Spine the fall of the house of usher

good, she thinks as Ashlar speaks. he's doing it all according to plan—

her eyes snap back to the moonwoman. she's misheard. Karst is Ashlar's 'brother,' not hers. does her ire cloud her judgment so much that she completely gets the situation wrong? she shakes her head briefly, teeth set hard enough to feel the molars grind.

"he will not be killed. and so after this, he will be free for your evil to fill his mind once more."

so. . .that's it? it's that easy? she doesn't believe it. she ignores the threat the priestess tosses upon them and fixes her indigo gaze hard upon the mountain leader. whehh' ihh he? she demands.

he could be dead; she could be bluffing. Avicus believes nothing beyond seeing Karst's face.