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Elayne had thousands of questions swirling through her mind, yet she could not seem to find the answers to all of them for the time being. She forced herself to calm down, exhaled a long and steady breath, and then looked back at the Jester as memories of the Black Hand flooded her thoughts once more.
They were a dark cult and a ruthless organization that selfishly hunted down whatever they deemed powerful and necessary for their ultimate goals. Their singular obsession was to bring their Leader King Hasan back from death, no matter the cost. They had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and invaded her territory with no prior ties to her or her people, driven solely by their hunger for her power. They cooperated with the Demons and even with the Demon King of Death, exchanging information and coordinating their efforts just to locate her.
