Chapter 45

No such luck. Cremyne was a crazy bitch - but she'd make all of us suffer if I pushed her too far.

- "If ... if I tell you what the problems are ... you'll give them a quick death?" I whispered.

- "Absolutely." said Cremyne.

Another lie. She was already angry. Boutan and Naomi, Kima ... and Aressine were going to endure torment before they died - all because of Cremyne.

I'd been wrong again. All these weeks, I'd been wondering why Syrava hated me so much, and how she could turn, so viciously, on her former friends. But the fey wizard was only part of the picture. Cremyne was just as bad - or even worse.

Plan C, then. Three pathetic little spells, and a slim blade in my boot.

That's when I saw the shadow on the stairs.

Aressine might have noticed it. Boutan and Naomi probably couldn't see, from where they were. Nor could Samadar, who was still standing next to them. Kima, of course, was facing t