Archini released a weary sigh. “She said that if I ever got to Melukhha, I’d learn that the real world is nothing like Rudralaya. And she’s right—everything’s going to change…you shall be High Tantrika and won’t be able to see me anymore.…” Archini began to wring her thin hands. “Won’t Makshi be punished for losing her virgin shield? We’ve got to stop her, Ishvari…”

“We are going to do nothing,” Ishvari cut her off sharply, wanting to slap the teeth right out of Makshi’s smug mouth. Balancing on the block of granite, she reached up to grasp Archini’s cold hands. “Makshi leaps about like a brainless frog. If it’s not this mischief, it’...

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