The only person who wasn’t in the same place was Kauffman. The last time I’d seen him, he’d been shoving me off his spellworked rock. Now he was splayed on his back in the grass behind Nik with his face battered, his eyes closed, and his body very, very still. “What happened to him?” “I did,” Nik said. I cringed at the naked violence in his voice, and Nik stuck his chin out stubbornly. “He pushed you into the void.” “Um, well, thanks for avenging me,” I said awkwardly. “Is he…?” “He’s still alive,” Nik said darkly. “I’m not letting him off that easy after all the trouble he’s caused.
