me late in

im glow than any real light. Aric didn't sleep much. The dreams were w

e small table near the window, sharpeni

to someone," Aric said

Brennar. Used to be the K

d to

ar when the Veil started hunting

, careful not to draw attention. Even here, in a broken city

the edge of the city-partially buried, with

ere?" Aric asked,

s," Maelis corre

stone, a winding staircase, and the sm

desce

ithout meaning to. Thirt

age lit by lanterns that gave o

hoed from ahead

to see your fac

reaks in his dark hair. His eyes were pale-almost silver-an

s him?" Br

e

Aric once, slow. "You

you," Aric

acked a gr

nd into a chamber filled with relics-shards of armor, broken

ade trained here once. And every one of them left someth

he sword on his back.

e him fully, "that the fire isn't a gift

pped c

n your chest. That flicker behind your th

ghtened. He d

. "Not how to control the swor

eyes. "And wh

mile faded.