Hidden Treasure

Damonq held council in the much larger chamber while Gary worked on healing the young female mage. Tensel had joined them, and all agreed the city inside the pipeline had to be destroyed.

The humans Darkness had taken there for sustenance were mostly vegetables, incapable of recovery. He left them just enough sanity to feel fear. The undead needed the rush of their victims' fear. It was the drug they craved.

The task was distasteful, but they had no choice. They spent some time working out the details and then Damonq returned to the smaller chamber where Gary had worked on the mage and the ancients had supplied him with blood.

"I was able to repair the damage, but she shouldn't speak for a couple of weeks. If she does, she will cause permanent damage to her vocal cords." Gary directed his attention to Juliet. "I cannot emphasize that enough. You can write down what you need to say, or better yet, someone should take your blood and exchange with yours so you can speak telepathically."