“That hate you feel, bottle it up and use it to keep you true. Phoebe will be fine without you. Your destiny lies north. Would you rather I had lied and not told you about your daughter? I have given you hope and now you cast me aside.” His voice softened and he came up to me. “I know that you have not had many people to trust and that I have been full of tricks in the past, but I swear to you that Baba Yaga is the key to the emperor’s downfall. Please, you’re so close. Don’t give up now.”
The fight left me and I saw the world stretch out in front of me and wondered what Jeremiah would do. He had much more calm than I. I wondered where he was right now and wished I could have his guidance and his love. I froze as the thought had come to me unhindered and free.
“What is it?” The Silver Fo
