labyrinth, many years ago. He had failed. His second reaction was anger. “Who is that?” he asked Malice. “A child,” Malice responded. Lindon. Northstrider knew who it had to be, and the tide of his fury rose. “He dares to cooperate with Shen…” “Cooperate?” Malice giggled to herself. “You think Shen planned for this?” Northstrider glanced at his oracle codex, who flashed as it responded to him. [Only a minor chance that this was a plan of Reigan Shen’s. Most likely he intended to take the throne of the labyrinth himself.] As he processed that, Northstrider felt his lips crack into a smile.
