Cyprus had underestimated the power of a bribe. Just as one had gotten him sent on this mission, so a large one levied at the inn keeper had gotten them a no questions asked room. Around the corner, they'd taken turns with what was probably a housekeeper. Her blood was hot, delicious, and healing. When Sadihra discarded her unconscious body, he could already feel his wounds knitting together, his swollen knee going down.

When they were sated, he surveyed the tangle of ...