“Don’t look at it that way! You’ll ruin it! No, we might lose this one. And the next one. And the next one and the next one andthenextoneandthenextoneandthenextoneandthenextone—” The Iron King’s voice went faster and faster until his lips were blurred and his voice was a high-pitched whine. The air took on a charge, and the hairs on Benri’s arms lifted. The King’s eyes were blazing so hot they were about to burn the air outside his skull.
