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She glanced round, and gestured for Maddie to rejoin her. She hurried over to the hearth and sat down next to Sable.
βGive me your hand,β Sable said.
βHow romantic,β said Maddie; βI didnβt know you cared.β
βHilarious as always, Maddie.β She took the young womanβs hand in hers, and focussed. βAlright. To do this, Iβll need to go into your mind, obviously, so that I can form a connection. Iβm going to tether your consciousness to my own, and then Iβm going to send my vision west over the mountains and all the way to Alea Tanton. We already know that Blackrose is being held in the Northern Pits.β
βNo, you already know that. I have only your word for it.β
βWell, now youβll see if Iβve been lying or not. Are you ready?β
βYeah.β
Sable went into Maddieβs mind, and repeated what she had done to Sanguino. Her connection to him had been developed and fostered over a long time, but the tethers to Maddie would only need to last a few minutes. She pinched parts of Maddieβs mind to her own, starting with her sight.
βWoah,β said Maddie. βIβm looking out from your eyes. Is that what I look like these days? Amaliaβs ass, what a mess. Iβm surprised I havenβt been arrested in town for looking like a vagrant. At least that explains the funny looks Iβve been getting.β
βSteal a mirror and a hairbrush on your next visit. Right, that partβs complete. Close your eyes; youβll still be able to see what I see. Letβs go.β
Sable pushed her vision out of her body, and through the cavern, emerging into the valley. She heard Maddie gasp, but tried to ignore her. She moved her vision higher, then shot it out over the tops of the mountains, sending it hurtling over the ragged and barren slopes. They passed the reservoir, then began to descend, the irrigated fields of Tordue before them. Sable picked up her speed, and the land below them became a blur of motion.
I feel sick, Maddie said inside her head.
Donβt talk. Let me concentrate.
Within a few moments the ocean became visible on the horizon, and Sable aimed for the vast, sprawling city that lay on its polluted shores. Along the edge of the city was a wide band of ramshackle shanty dwellings and huts, assembled from wood and animal hides, and beyond stretched the miles of slums. Sable turned to the north, skirting the city, until the walls of Old Tanton came into view. The old port town was surrounded on three sides by the tight network of slum housing, then, after that, lay the vast sprawl of Deadskins territory, home to the hundreds of thousands of Fordians descended from those who had fled the destruction of their land. In the midst of the Deadskins region lay a huge complex of high, stone buildings, and Sable slowed, approaching with care as she scanned the movements of the swarms of people in the streets. She knew the way well, having checked on Blackrose several times since she had been captured, and led Maddie straight to the building where the black dragon was being held.
Weβre nearly there, she told Maddie. Remember, do not mention the Quadrant to her.
Sable entered the building and descended into a vast cavern carved from the bedrock of the city. Two dragons were there. One, a fine, sleek, dark green beast, was being fed live goats by a legion of Fordians at the northern end of the cavern.
That is Grassworm, Sable said, the current Deadskins champion. He is docile and obedient, which was probably how I imagine Sanguino used to be. Iβd like to try rescuing him too, but we shall see.
Never mind him; whereβs Blackrose?
Sable went into the shadows at the other end of the cavern, where a huge dragon was lying, chained and muzzled, her wings secured by a multitude of shackles.
Maddie sobbed.
There she is, said Sable. Let me try to enter her mind.
Sable approached with her vision, and pushed against Blackroseβs eyes. Going into a dragonβs head was different from that of humans, as she had learned from her mistakes with Frostback. It was almost like asking for permission to enter; she felt a resistance, and then the dragon allowed her in.
Hello, Blackrose; itβs me again.
Sable. How is Maddie? I hope you are looking after her as I requested.
Maddie is here with me, inside my mind. Iβve brought her to see you.
The dragon sighed. I wish you hadnβt. I do not want her to see me like this.
She needed to, Blackrose. I think she was starting to doubt my word. Iβve asked her to be patient, but she needed proof that I wasnβt lying.
Maddie? Can you hear me?
Yes, said Maddie through her tears. What have they done to you?
Never mind that, rider; listen to me. I know that I have doubted her in the past, but you must trust Sable. She is our only hope.
Have they made you fight?
Not yet, but that day is fast approaching. I will put on a show for them, to make them believe I am pliant. It shames me, but knowing that you and Sable are working for my release keeps me strong.
I have some good news, Sable said. Today,
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