The Villain's Hero
“Something I actually studied with him at one stage. Metamorphosis involves the transformation of one thing to another. Now, that can involve, for example, turning water into wine, or human into pig, but Derien Verstarjen has refined his ability to transforming people into statues. Marble, granite, iron…”
“Sounds great,” Liam said under his breath. “Sounds like someone waiting for the right knight to come and put an arrow through their throat.”
Aien’s eyes flickered our way, and I felt my cheeks heat. I didn’t want him to think that I shared Liam’s opinion.
“Their throat?” I repeated. “With your sight, you might want to aim for something bigger.”
Liam sent me a surprised glare and his mouth