"Is it done?" Sammuel offered only a painted shell as proof. He wasn't the most talented of Valledia's wizards, but skilled enough in the magic of the mind and soul to do what was required, and particuarly unhindered by morals that can conflict with such a task. "You have released Sammuel from the prisons? He was convicted of unapproved necromancy, of sustaining a creature's life past natural means!" Valledia didn't answer. "Incur the wrath of the gods?" She knew Dain wasn't religious, he had been listening to the priests ramble on. He started again. "And?" "What would a demon want except to kill?"