Batsheva continued to snicker to herself, doing a little dance around the room in her ball gown as though at a party while the two lóng guards watched over her with dark expressions. I chose to ignore her as best I could in favor of the fear she'd planted in my heart.

Could it be true? Was that what the term meant? I'd heard it from Liander Belaisle, from the Black Soul sorcerer, Konstantin. Seen it written in the blocks Pender ...