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\u201cSo you want to play rebel against the Dark?\u201d the voice asked. It took on an amused, almost condescending tone. \u201cWhy should the resistance want your help? It needs fighters and spies, not spoiled noble girls acting out an adolescent rebellion.\u201d<\/p>

Diana felt the heat rising in her face. She fought to control her anger, to keep her voice calm and reasoned. She didn\u2019t fully succeed.<\/p>

\u201cI watched good people die when the Warlord came,\u201d she whispered hotly. \u201cAnd every day I tend others who were maimed in the massacre. I lost another a few minutes ago. You dare call me a spoiled girl for wanting to fight the monsters that did this?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cYou\u2019re a pampered ambassador\u2019s daughter,\u201d the voice said. It was openly mocking now. \u201cYou\u2019ve read too many adventure stories that romanticize fighting the Dark. The reality will be nothing like that. You\u2019ll run home to your father\u2019s protection at the first sign of real danger.\u201d<\/p>

Diana\u2019s hands balled into fists as she spun, angrily seeking the source of the taunting voice. She knew in that moment that if she\u2019d found the man, she would have hit him.<\/p>

\u201cYou know nothing about me,\u201d she said acidly. \u201cOr what I\u2019m prepared to do.\u201d<\/p>

The voice chuckled. \u201cAnd what is that?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cWhatever it takes.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cEven kill?\u201d<\/p>

\u201cOf course.\u201d<\/p>

The flat coldness of her response silenced him. Diana went on, practically spitting her words.<\/p>

\u201cI fought a demon in the city,\u201d she said. \u201cIt attacked the group I was with. It slaughtered them with magic and claws. I put a knife in its eye. When it was over only two of us were left, and it was dead.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cTalk,\u201d the voice mocked.<\/p>

\u201cThe only \u2018talk\u2019 here is from you,\u201d she retorted. \u201cI have the scars to prove it. And if this is all you have to say, then you\u2019re wasting my time. Go away and don\u2019t contact me again.\u201d<\/p>

She turned, groping for the handrail in the dark, stepping blindly to find the stairs.<\/p>

To her surprise, her hand found not the banister, but another hand. The grip was strong and masculine, and it held hers firmly. She found herself suddenly aware of the man\u2019s presence \u2014 the sound of his breathing, the shift of his feet on the stone floor, the faint scent of cologne. She stopped, uncertain, and they stood together for a long moment.<\/p>

\u201cYou have an angry fire in you, Lady Dal Meara,\u201d he said at last. \u201cYou will need to learn to control it better, and to be more careful, if you are to be of any use to us.\u201d<\/p>

Diana relaxed. She should have known the taunting was a test. She felt suddenly foolish.<\/p>From Sanctum of the Archmage: Dawn of Chaos – Aftermath<\/a><\/em>, by Tony Andarian<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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