Primo. Spyder is part of this and can hear anything you have to say. "
"Yes, maam," Primo said. He groaned as he sat down. "Theres something Madame Cinders didnt tell you, afraid that you might not agree to perform the service she requires. "
"She wanted you to tell me when we were on the road and in too deep to turn back. "
"Yes, maam. Im sorry. I would have preferred not to do things this way. "
"Its all right. I understand that it wasnt your choice. What is it that was too awful for me to know?"
"The mutinous spirits in hell, the confusion that is to be our cover?"
"Tell me. "
"Some say that it is led by the Golden Bull, Xero Abrasax. "
Shrike was silent. She stabbed the ground with her cane.
"Shrike?" said Spyder. "You know this guy?"
"Yes. "
"Hes the…?"
"Yes, hes the bastard traitor who fucked me, took my father, my sight and my kingdom. "
"Theres more, Im afraid," said Primo.
"Fuck that sick bitch," Spyder said.
"Be quiet," said Shrike. "Tell me the rest, Primo. "
"The key that Madame put into your body. You know that it was forged in Hell. It is not an object that is compatible with life. If you fail to reach the cage in which the book rests, the key will move through your body, as it is doing even now, and pierce your heart. You will die. "
"We should turn around right now," said Spyder. "Weve got the Count with us. Shed never expect an ambush. Well kick her chair over, pull out her tubes and stand on her fucking throat until she takes that thing out of you. "
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