“You know I’m going, with or without you, don’t you?” “Well, if you put it like that . . .” There was no way Vika would let Ludmila around the other enchanter without her. Besides, Vika refused to be the type of girl who hid from danger. And she needed to see what her opponent’s move was, so she could best him again. Because if he didn’t kill her outright, the tsar always could. Her death sentence was as simple as the tsar declaring her opponent the victor. It didn’t matter that she technically still had four turns. Vika walked over to wipe the smudges of frosting from Ludmila’s face. Then she
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