Fiona
Alex became very quiet and thoughtful over dinner.
“Penny for your thoughts?” I asked.
He whipped his eyes to mine and shivered. I had the odd feeling I’d just watched his soul jump back into his body after having left it for a moment.
“We must get him to give a full confession,” he said quietly.
“You mean the traitor? Roland?”
“Yes. I need to know everything about his involvement with Scarlet. I don’t know how to motivate him to talk, though.”
“Yes, I have been wondering the same thing. He has been incredibly tight-lipped so far, even when caught in lies. And you said it wouldn’t do any good to use physical force. How can you get a person like that to spill their secrets?”
“I honestly don’t know. I was hoping you might have an idea.”
“Hm. I will give it some thoug
