Laura took Mircalla's hand with a smile. "Is that 'Come with me if you want to live' or 'Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly'?" But pretty clearly she was teasing this time.

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"And she'll almost certainly never be as strong or as fast as you. Why is that a worry?" Ell shrugged. "And you've got quite a lot of time. Long enough to work out what Laura is. Attacking Silas is a bad idea for anyone, especially as we're built right on top of a set of seals."