"The mercenary lied," I told them quietly. "Kaelen is still breathing. The poison paralyzed him, and he is dying slowly in the meeting hall. The castle healers do not know how to fix it.""Then we just wait," Kelan said, a small smile returning to his face. "If the healers cannot fix it, he will be dead by tonight anyway.""No," I said sharply. "A man like Kaelen survived twenty years in the mud and the cold. His body is too strong. What if he fights the poison off? Worse, what if the Northern guards already sent a message to King Cillian to bring his own healers? We cannot sit here and hope the poison finishes the job. We need to make sure he dies today."Torin frowned. "The Northern guards have the castle locked down, Varis. We cannot walk in there with a dagger.""We are not going to walk in with a dagger," I said. "We are going to walk in with a savior."I looked down the narrow street toward the lower market district."Think about our position," I told them, leaning forward on my
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