ot;Because I want a small favor in return," Ashbliss said. "Youre brave and you have the black knife, the blade that empties all vessels of life. I want to be free of my master. True, his cruelty is boundless and his depravity is deeper and darker than the chaotic void that lies between Heaven and Hell. " Ashbliss looked at his feet over his round belly and shrugged his tiny shoulders. "My problem is that I know all his terrors and his tirades. Hes a bore. "
"So, youre a demon, huh? Hows that working out for you?" asked Lulu.
"I enjoy my work. I dont enjoy my master. Hes…?"
"A bore. We picked up on that," said Spyder. "Everything bores you, doesnt it?"
"Im hopelessly corrupt," Ashbliss said, smiling. "Its my nature. "
"Thanks for the offer, but we have a map," said Shrike.
"So did they. " Ashbliss spread his little hands indicating the expanse of bones at their feet. "I know short cuts. Secret paths. Passages that only a being such as myself can navigate. "
"I think well take our map over the word of a demon," said Spyder.
"I understand. Youre proud and strong. Youre the Painted Man. "
"What the fuck does that mean?"
The demon giggled. "I know your voices now," Ashbliss said. "When you need me-and you will need me-just call my name. Ill hear you anywhere in the underworld. "
"Dont wait by the phone. "
"Blind corsair, does the route on your map take you across the plains of Dis?"
"Straight across," said Shrike.
"Do not, under any circumstances, take that route," said Ashbliss gravely. "Sulfur
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