Betrayer
Pulling the thing free, I got out from under the bed and set the cloth-covered object on top of it.
Whatever it was, was thick and heavy. I peeled back the cloth to reveal a black, leather-bound book. Balric’s alarm and fear shot into me, jerking my hands away from it. “What is it? What's wrong?” I asked, pulling even farther away from the book. Suddenly I recognized it. “Dios Mio, this is… this is the book he used on Agron.”
*Be careful with that thing, Desi. I wouldn’t even touch it if you don’t have to. God, I thought Caius had this book destroyed after what it did to Agron.*