The Fated Series
“If you see it go crimson—if the dye washes—then I’m no longer at the helm. That’s your signal to bind me and pull me out, even if I’m fighting you.”
Tristan’s jaw worked. He didn’t like it. None of them did. But he nodded.
“We’ll double-layer the cord,” Lefu added quietly. “Woven with a countercharm. If the Mirror tugs, the knot will heat. Your skin will feel it before you tip. Touch the knot, Evandra. That will remind you where you are.”
“And if the Mirror is hungry enough to ignore charms?” Osiris asked.
“Then we do what wolves do,” Balor said, and for a heartbeat the old fire—uncomplicated, violent, honest—flickered in his amber eyes. “We tear the world open and make a new road.”