“But I told him of the Reapers’ dealings. What they had been doing here. Of the monster they have trapped beneath the Keep.” “And what did he say?” I asked, my pulse thudding erratically. “He knew nothing of it. He had me swear allegiance to him, so I made a vow of secrecy not to breathe a word of this to the other Reapers. I’m helping him, Ever.

