Page 52 of Amaros

“What I mean is, I’ll want to meet them and see for myself if they deserve to die,” Zoe said in a steely tone.

“Zoe has visions,” Amaros told his second in command.“She can see into peoples’ pasts.”

“You don’t want to get on Zoe’s bad side,” Grace warned Camriel.“She has a nasty temper.”

“So I’ve heard,” Camriel said.

Zoe knew he didn’t really believe she could be dangerous when she was enraged.

“Why don’t you show Camriel your talents?”Grace suggested.“See if you can pick up anything from his past.”

“You’re not the one who was eaten by a T-Rex, are you?”Zoe asked with a grimace.“I don’t want to see that.”

“That was Zeigel,” Camriel said in amusement.“That dinosaur gobbled him down like a dog treat.”

They all broke into snickers, then Zoe leaned forward to put her hand on his shoulder.A vision of Camriel surrounded by enemies flooded into her mind.They all wore animal skins, but were wielding jeweled swords.His foes’ swords were a dark gray metal, with rubies rather than diamonds.Camriel smashed in the skull of a man similar to him in size with his fist.A sword was rammed into his side and he grunted in agony.He swung his weapon, slicing into three of his assailants.One of the others lunged forward from behind, skewering the blond warrior in the back.

Grace grabbed hold of Zoe when she sucked in a breath.It was never easy to watch people die.Camriel went down beneath a flurry of stabbing foes.It was a relief when he finally expired.

“Ugh, that’s not a memory I ever wanted to revisit,” Camriel said with a shudder.

“What did you see, Zoe?”Grace asked.

It took her a minute to collect herself.“Camriel was dressed like a caveman,” she said.“He and his enemies were using their swords to attack each other.”

“We didn’t have many clothing options back then,” the knight said defensively when Grace snickered.He shook his head at her, then bowed his head to Zoe in respect.“I’ve seen your awesome and mighty power, Zoe.I won’t underestimate you again.”

“I have talents, too,” Grace said with a pout.

“Is being annoying one of them?”Camriel joked.

Grace’s expression became innocent.“Where’s your shiny new toy, Camriel?”

He glanced at his lap where his rifle had been resting.“Hey!Where did it go?”he exclaimed.

“Look what I found,” the teen said, lifting the gun from where she’d hidden it on the floor.“I’ve got a brand-new gun to play with.”

The knight held his hand out in disapproval and grudging respect.“Hand it over, shorty.”

She gave it back, grinning in delight.“You never even knew it was gone,” she gloated.

“I didn’t even see you take it,” Camriel said.“How did you manage that?”

“With my awesome secret power,” Grace said mischievously.She didn’t explain exactly how she could will other people’s belongings to her hands.He would find out eventually.