Chapter 25

 Mei-Lien opened the door to the closet and signaled for Shen and Dao-Ming to come out. Shen was the first to cautiously creep out with Dao-Ming close behind. They stealthily followed Mei-Lien down the corridor. When the trio reached the great room they hid in the shadows in the back of the room below the balcony.

Shen winced when he saw Dumitru flying through the air and landing on me with such force.

“I trained him in the ancient art of Kung Fu, not this... this... circus act. He will die if this keeps up,” he whispered softly.

His anger was easy to hear, even if his voice was only the faintest of whispers.

Dao-Ming covered her eyes until the referee declared the half-time break. She opened them in time to see two servants dragging my limp body out of the ring and through a small door in the back of the room. The crowd bustled with excitement while Dumitru walked amongst them shaking hands while looking cool and unruffled.

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