Chapter 17

• He thought about that for a moment. Did he tell her about Elyas? Place his shame at her feet and hope she didn’t stomp on it. “It’s very hard to unravel. We have some information that will help us, but—” She started walking, so he followed. “It’s not just some from my realm involved. It’s a ploy that has affected all the realms, so we’re working together to get to the bottom of it.”
• She stopped and blinked at him. “That’s scary. That so many were involved, and no one figured it out until now.”
• He nodded slowly. “It was very well plotted to hide it this long.”