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"
What
,
when
it
wasn
’
t
looking
?
"
"
Ortega
,
it
’
s
a
fairy
story
.
She
stitched
the
soul
of
the
Tengu
inside
,
but
she
promised
to
release
it
if
it
served
her
will
nine
years
.
Nine
’
s
a
sacred
number
in
the
Harlanite
pantheons
,
so
she
was
as
bound
to
the
agreement
as
the
Tengu
.
Unfortunately
—
"
"
Ah
.
"
"
—
Tengu
are
not
known
for
their
patience
,
and
I
don
’
t
suppose
old
Ludmila
was
the
easiest
person
to
work
for
either
.
One
night
,
not
a
third
of
the
way
through
the
contract
,
the
Tengu
turned
on
her
and
tore
her
apart
.
Some
say
it
was
Kishimo
-
jin
’
s
doing
,
that
she
whispered
terrible
incitements
into
the
Tengu
’
s
ear
at
—
"
"
Kishimo
Gin
?
"
"
Kishimo
-
jin
,
the
divine
protectress
of
children
.
It
was
her
revenge
on
Ludmila
for
the
death
of
the
children
.
That
’
s
one
version
,
there
’
s
another
that
—
"
I
picked
up
Ortega
’
s
mutinous
expression
out
of
the
corner
of
my
eye
and
hurried
on
.
"
Well
,
anyway
,
the
Tengu
tore
her
apart
,
but
in
so
doing
it
locked
itself
into
the
spell
and
was
condemned
to
remain
imprisoned
in
the
carcass
.
And
now
,
with
the
original
invoker
of
the
spell
dead
,
and
worse
still
,
betrayed
,
the
carcass
began
to
rot
.
A
piece
here
,
a
piece
there
,
but
irreversibly
.
And
so
the
Tengu
was
driven
to
prowling
the
streets
and
mills
of
the
textile
quarter
,
looking
for
fresh
meat
to
replace
the
rotting
portions
of
its
body
.
It
always
killed
children
,
because
the
parts
it
needed
to
replace
were
child
-
sized
,
but
however
many
times
it
sewed
new
flesh
to
the
carcass
—
"
"
It
’
d
learnt
to
sew
,
then
?
"
"
Tengu
are
multi
-
talented
.
However
many
times
it
replaced
itself
,
after
a
few
days
the
new
portions
began
to
putrefy
,
and
it
was
driven
out
once
more
to
hunt
.
In
the
quarter
they
call
it
the
Patchwork
Man
.
"
I
fell
silent
.
Ortega
mouthed
a
silent
O
,
then
slowly
exhaled
smoke
through
it
.
She
watched
the
smoke
dissipate
,
then
turned
to
face
me
.
