Rose was growing angrier by the moment... The enormous black spider looked up at the sky. Toril's moon was still bright and huge, and dawn was hours away.
But even when dawn came, whether those Steel Dragons would still dare to act was another question.
Selûne had openly stepped in to help Shar... Even if the head she had cut off was Vhaeraun's, he had looked like Eilistraee!
Eilistraee was the Dark Maiden Selûne had cared for all these years, yet Selûne had struck without a moment's hesitation.
Rose found that a little strange, but she gave it no further thought. Even Vhaeraun's sudden, almost frenzied defiance of her will seemed normal enough to the great spider. He often behaved strangely.
She was ruthless herself, so she saw no reason Vhaeraun would spare Eilistraee after Eilistraee had destroyed his physical body.
As far as Rose was concerned, Vhaeraun now controlled all the divine portfolios belonging to him and the Dark Maiden.
Once she got hold of those portfolios... every Drow, whether they wanted to escape Rose's grasp or not, would end up kneeling before her statue!
The black spider drew a fierce breath. Her enormous venom sacs slowly changed color as she breathed, finally settling into a deep, dark green... She had paid Talona an enormous price for this biological toxin, which carried disease as well as poison!
She did not believe the goddess of poison and disease when Talona claimed it could bring down even a Greater Divine Power... If Talona truly had that ability, would a madwoman like her have kept it from spreading?
Still, Rose figured even half that strength would be enough to deal with the Daughter of Dark Night!
She had to hurry!
After cutting off Vhaeraun's head, the sisters had not taken it away...