Gideon would prove his loyalty by killing the Crimson Moth. But if Rune wasn’t bluffing, her death wouldn’t prevent a war; it would incite one. He couldn’t risk that. But a truce with the very witch who betrayed me? He couldn’t risk that, either. Unless I betray her first. An idea sparked in Gideon’s mind. What if there’s a way to use her to my advantage? “I need some assurance that you won’t betray me again,” he said. “I betrayed you?” On her feet now, Rune scowled at him. “It was the other way around.” “We’ll have to agree to disagree.”
