You do not wish to abandon Elias Veturius. Accept it.” I feel suddenly exposed and cowardly. “I am not—I will fight the Nightbringer. I will destroy him and not because you tell me to. But Elias—the Soul Catcher—he has nothing to do with this.” “He does and your heart knows it. Go against its wishes at your own peril.” “My heart”—I draw myself up—“fell in love with a murderous jinn. It cannot be trusted.” “Your heart is the only thing that can be trusted.”
