“I wonder what your king would be willing to pay in order to get back the daughter of his most illustrious general. I’m willing to bet your ransom would be worth enough weaponry to defend all of Draithus for a decade.” Ransom? Oh, I think not. Tairn snarls. “Fuck,” Bodhi mutters, moving closer to me. “Try. I dare you.” I crook my fingers at them, releasing just enough power that light flashes within the clouds above us. Shadows race menacingly from the pine trees on the edge of the meadow as Xaden raises his hands at his sides, and both gryphon riders tense when the darkness pauses only inches
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