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"I will tell Lily where you are."
That produced a different reaction.
Elena looked at him.
"You are enjoying this."
"A little."
"You know she is going to ask questions."
"Yes."
"And Mira."
"Yes."
"The twins too."
"Probably."
Elena closed her eyes.
"I survived Stephen for this."
Sekhmet could not stop the smile this time.
Elena opened one eye.
"You are laughing."
"No."
"You are."
"Your condition is affecting your judgment."
"I am temporarily Half-God, not blind."
Sekhmet stood.
He opened a Void gate leading to a quieter region near Leaf's Bloodlands, far enough from the main prisoner area that Elena could rest without hundreds of people around her.
He lifted Elena.
She immediately looked at him.
"I can walk through the gate."
"You cannot walk three steps."
"I could if you gave me time."
"How much?"
Elena considered it.
"Several minutes."
Sekhmet carried her through.
She stopped arguing.
