“No,” Eli sighed. “It looks like we are going on a scavenger hunt to the Lake of Sheridon before we face the Fates…and your father,” Eli stated. “My father…” “Has summoned us to face our judgment before the Fates,” Mendax said. “What—what will happen then?” I asked, doom souring my stomach. “They will choose which one of us will die,” Eli responded as he looked to Mendax. “And sever the bond.” “Break the tie,” Mendax growled back at Eli with a look that told me we’d be lucky to even make it to the Fates without him killing Eli. “Surely there’s another way,” I said with a laugh. They both
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