Bound to The Enemy of My Mate
He gave a slow, hesitant nod.
For an hour, he was sullen and silent as they laid out the stolen notes. Holden and the alchemist, Pyre, were brought in, their suspicion a thick fog.
Then Holden pointed to a component, his voice tight. "The spring-lock. The tension is always wrong. It fails."
Borin couldn't help it. A sharp, derisive snort escaped him.
Holden’s face flushed. "What?"
Borin picked up the schematic, his lip curled. "Krath’nal. You translate this as ‘spring-lock’?"