‘Give yourself to me, Wreneck, and together we’ll turn on them. We’ll feed on them instead. We’ll devour them and take their power. With sorcery you can get to those soldiers, no matter where they’re hiding. More to the point, Wreneck, they won’t be able to hide at all.’ She rose and moved down a step. ‘We could go straight to them. We could leave tonight with none to stop us.’ ‘I need my spear—’ ‘I’ll make you a new one.’ ‘I don’t want a new one.’ Her small hands curled into fists. ‘Are you going to mess up everything I’m promising you on account of a damned spear?’