‘You’d have to go on your own, if they even let you in,’ Creon slowly said, eyes trained on that cluster of white figurines as if he could read their minds through the wood. More likely, I figured, he just wasn’t feeling like looking anyone else in the eye. ‘There’s no chance in hell they’ll allow any of us to even come close to their walls if they can help it.’ I glanced at the dark fields outside, to where Alyra had vanished the moment we’d stepped into this room. ‘Do you think the walls will stop godsworn birds from flying over them, too?’ A wry smile tugged at his lips. ‘Don’t tell her I
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