The Torch that Ignites the Stars (Arcane Ascension, #3)

by Andrew Rowe

“Well,” I began, “That was the strangest way I’ve ever been terrified.”

He grinned brightly as he came over to me, slapped a hand on my shoulder and said, “I’m looking forward to watching you die!” He said it in what was possibly the friendliest tone I’d ever heard, and somehow it actually felt friendly, in spite of his words.