“Do I speak a lie? Can Bonaparte be defeated on the field of battle?” The Silver Fox shook his finger at Vladislav. “No, that is not the way. But drawing him in and cutting off his supply lines and then having the Russian winter from Baba Yaga become his lover and freeze him to his bones. Well, that will do the trick.”
“But where is Phoebe? How will I find her?” I doubted that this grand plan would help me in the end.
“Your daughter will be where the emperor is. He will use her to find you. And we will use that to be his downfall. He needs Phoebe’s powers, but I don’t know why. But if we resist him, then his rule will end soon. I have foreseen it.”
I kept my finger on my lips and wanted to speak, but feared to say the truth. But I spoke anyway. “I do not trust you.”
The Silver Fox put
