The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

cheekbones, the straight nose, and the proud line of his jaw
were uncannily familiar. And then his full mouth curved
upward, as he stared up at us. And a…a dimple appeared in
his left cheek. The smile, though, it was all wrong, lacking
warmth and any trace of humanity.
“Brother,” the stranger said, and a rolling tide of shivers
shot straight down my side at the deep, gritty sound of his
voice. “It has been far too long.”
Casteel had stiffened beside me. “Malik.”