Chapter 65 The Betrayer's Blade

• The night air was thick and damp, and there was a strange silence, like the shadows were holding their breath. Even though Sebastian and I had made it out of the Underworld, there was still a chill in my bones, and each step felt heavier than the one before it.
• I gave Sebastian next to me a quick glance, his jaw tight and his eyes narrowed in thought. The darkness within him that he had not shared, whatever he had admitted in that final whisper, hung silently between us. I had not inquired further, and he had not elaborated.
• A short, sharp, and swift slice of air suddenly echoed ahead. “Sebastian whipped his head in its direction. What did you hear?”