You told the boy he will not be free of his vow until a human takes his place. Well, here I am. Ready to take over. And you don’t even have to bring me back to life.” A long silence, and then Mauth’s ancient rumble. Do you know what it is you ask for, Lioness? Laia looks between Mirra and me, for she cannot hear Mauth. But before I can explain, Mirra answers. “A few months of training from my future son-in-law—”
