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3 eclipse月食-第114部分
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There was stillnothing to see。 I glanced at Edward; and his eyes were locked straight ahead。 I tried to
follow his gaze; but there was only the smoke — dense; oily smoke twisting low to the ground; rising lazily;
undulating against the grass。
It billowed forward; darker in the middle。
“Hmm;” a dead voice murmured from the mist。 I recognized the apathy at once。
“Welcome; Jane。” Edward’s tone was coolly courteous。
The dark shapes came closer; separating themselves from the haze; solidifying。 I knew it would be Jane in
the front — the darkest cloak; almost black; and the smallest figure by more than two feet。 I could just barely
make out Jane’s angelic features in the shade of the cowl。
The four gray…shrouded figures hulking behind her were also somewhat familiar。 I was sure I recognized
the biggest one; and while I stared; trying to confirm my suspicion; Felix looked up。 He let his hood fall back
slightly so that I could see him wink at me and smile。 Edward was very still at my side; tightly in control。
Jane’s gaze moved slowly across the luminous faces of the Cullens and then touched on the newborn girl
beside the fire; the newborn had her head in her hands again。
“I don’t understand。” Jane’s voice was toneless; but not quite as uninterested as before。
“She has surrendered;” Edward explained; answering the confusion in her mind。
Jane’s dark eyes flashed to his face。 “Surrendered?”
Felix and another shadow exchanged a quick glance。
Edward shrugged。 “Carlisle gave her the option。”
“There are no options for those who break the rules;” Jane said flatly。
Carlisle spoke then; his voice mild。 “That’s in your hands。 As long as she was willing to halt her attack on
us; I saw no need to destroy her。 She was never taught。”
“That is irrelevant;” Jane insisted。
“As you wish。”
Jane stared at Carlisle in consternation。 She shook her head infinitesimally; and then composed her
features。
“Aro hoped that we would get far enough west to see you; Carlisle。 He sends his regards。”
Carlisle nodded。 “I would appreciate it if you would convey mine to him。”
“Of course。” Jane smiled。 Her face was almost too lovely when it was animated。 She looked back toward
the smoke。 “It appears that you’ve done our work for us today 。 。 。 for the most part。” Her eyes flickered to
the hostage。 “Just out of professional curiosity; how many were there? They left quite a wake of destruction in
Seattle。”
“Eighteen; including this one;” Carlisle answered。
Jane’s eyes widened; and she looked at the fire again; seeming to reassess the size of it。 Felix and the
other shadow exchanged a longer glance。
“Eighteen?” she repeated; her voice sounding unsure for the first time。
“All brand…new;” Carlisle said dismissively。 “They were unskilled。”
“All?” Her voice turned sharp。 “Then who was their creator?”
“Her name was Victoria;” Edward answered; no emotion in his voice。
“Was?” Jane asked。
Edward inclined his head toward the eastern forest。 Jane’s eyes snapped up and focused on something far
in the distance。 The other pillar of smoke? I didn’t look away to check。
Jane stared to the east for a long moment; and then examined the closer bonfire again。
“This Victoria — she was in addition to the eighteen here?”
“Yes。 She had only one other with her。 He was not as young as this one here; but no older than a year。”
“Twenty;” Jane breathed。 “Who dealt with the creator?”
“I did;” Edward told her。
Jane’s eyes narrowed; and she turned to the girl beside the fire。
“You there;” she said; her dead voice harsher than before。 “Your name。”
The newborn shot a baleful glare at Jane; her lips pressed tightly together。
Jane smiled back angelically。
The newborn girl’s answering scream was ear…piercing; her body arched stiffly into a distorted; unnatural
position。 I looked away; fighting the urge to cover my ears。 I gritted my teeth; hoping to control my stomach。
The screaming intensified。 I tried to concentrate on Edward’s face; smooth and unemotional; but that made me
remember when it had been Edward under Jane’s torturing gaze; and I felt sicker。 I looked at Alice instead;
and Esme next to her。 Their faces were as empty as his。
Finally; it was quiet。
“Your name;” Jane said again; her voice inflectionless。
“Bree;” the girl gasped。
Jane smiled; and the girl shrieked again。 I held my breath until the sound of her agony stopped。
“She’ll tell you anything you want to know;” Edward said through his teeth。 “You don’t have to do that。”
Jane looked up; sudden humor in her usually dead eyes。 “Oh; I know;” she said to Edward; grinning at
him before she turned back to the young vampire; Bree。
“Bree;” Jane said; her voice cold again。 “Is his story true? Were there twenty of you?”
The girl lay panting; the side of her face pressed against the earth。 She spoke quickly。 “Nineteen or
twenty; maybe more; I don’t know!” She cringed; terrified that her ignorance might bring on another round of
torture。 “Sara and the one whose name I don’t know got in a fight on the way。 。 。 。”
“And this Victoria — did she create you?”
“I don’t know;” she said; flinching again。 “Riley never said her name。 I didn’t see that night 。 。 。 it was so
dark; and it hurt。 。 。 。” Bree shuddered。 “He didn’t want us to be able to think of her。 He said that our thoughts
weren’t safe。 。 。 。”
Jane’s eyes flickered to Edward; and then back to the girl。
Victoria had planned this well。 If she hadn’t followed Edward; there would have been no way to know for
certain that she was involved。 。 。 。
“Tell me about Riley;” Jane said。 “Why did he bring you here?”
“Riley told us that we had to destroy the strange yellow…eyes here;” Bree babbled quickly and willingly。
“He said it would be easy。 He said that the city was theirs; and they were coming to get us。 He said once they
were gone; all the blood would be ours。 He gave us her scent。” Bree lifted one hand and stabbed a finger in
my direction。 “He said we would know that we had the right coven; because she would be with them。 He said
whoever got to her first could have her。”
I heard Edward’s jaw flex beside me。
“It looks like Riley was wrong about the easy part;” Jane noted。
Bree nodded; seeming relieved that the conversation had taken this non…painful course。 She sat up
carefully。 “I don’t know what happened。 We split up; but the others never came。 And Riley left us; and he
didn’t come to help like he promised。 And then it was so confusing; and everybody was in pieces。” She
shuddered again。 “I was afraid。 I wanted to run away。 That one” — she looked at Carlisle — “said they
wouldn’t hurt me if I stopped fighting。”
“Ah; but that wasn’t his gift to offer; young one;” Jane murmured; her voice oddly gentle now。 “Broken
rules demand a consequence。”
Bree sta
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