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“What if she’s not fast enough?” Eliza said, stepping into Razik’s side.

“Then we just lost the war,” Razik answered grimly, Traveling Eliza, Hale, and Drake out while Cassius held out a hand to him.

As they reappeared in the Fiera Palace, Sorin met them in the foyer. He’d come here to make sure Mikale actually died when Callan did, wanting to witness the male’s death himself.

“What happened?” Sorin demanded, taking in those who stood before him. “How is Mikale dead if Callan is still alive? And where is Scarlett?”

“We’ll fill you in,” Eliza said. “But as for Scarlett, she went after Alaric.”

“Alone?” Sorin asked sharply.

“No,” Cassius interjected. “The Wraiths went hunting.”

Chapter49

Scarlett

“Istill don’t know why you think he came here,” Scarlett muttered when they reappeared in the tunnels outside the Baylorin castle.

She knew these tunnels like the back of her hand. She’d used them almost nightly for a year to sneak into the castle and see Callan.

Callan.

Was he gone from this world already? Had Eliza already done it? Had the general’s hand shaken with grief and regret like hers had?

“Were you not listening?” Nuri retorted, leading Scarlett and Juliette down a tunnel. “They have entire networks underground. Why do you think he is so well-versed in the underground?”

“We know these tunnels just as well,” Scarlett argued.

“Becausehemade us learn them,” Nuri shot back, taking a turn at speed. “He always thought we’d be at his side once you came into your power.”

“Where does this tunnel lead to?” Scarlett asked, rubbing at her chest. She could feel whatever Alaric had done to the mirror gate. Something wasn’t right.

“It eventually connects to the Fellowship, but there is another area,” she answered. “Up ahead.”

“Do we have a plan here?” Juliette asked, her hair flying out behind her as they ran.

“We’ll probably run into some seraphs shortly,” Nuri answered.

“Thanks for the head’s up,” Juliette retorted.

“One would think you’d see that coming.”

“Fuck you,” Juliette snapped. “How is Cai, by the way?”

“How is Arantxa?” Nuri shot back.

“Wait, what?” Scarlett cut in as Nuri rounded yet another corner.

“Our sister has adopted quite a few of the Witch’s ways, and I do not mean bonding with a griffin,” Nuri called back to her.

Scarlett’s head whipped to Juliette to find a small smirk playing on her lips. “Really?”

“You should take Arianna up on her offers sometime,” Juliette replied.

“Oh my gods! How do you know about that?” Scarlett demanded.

“Incoming!” Nuri shouted.