Chapter 16It took hours to get every detail agreed upon, which was maddening as the plan was not particularly complex. Elaysius and I both assured Braith that we would not actually harm Owain—in any permanent sense. Elsewise, Braith would have no choice but to defend him from us. Owain, meanwhile, would not know that Braith knew anything of this plan. He would have no reason not to believe we would do to him whatever we thought we must.
I planned to be extremely convincing.
One by one, my companions succumbed to sleep; first Gareth, bored by our strategizing, curled beneath my blankets; then Genevieve, leaning against the bedpost, until I eased her into a more comfortable position; and eventually even Elaysius, when all was finally decided, a dim azure glow from the depths of a cushion.
