“Great, we got the stone. But now what?” Sprinkle asked while Jack approached Amadee.
Jack grabbed Amadee by the shoulders, a bit firmly. “Amadee,” he called, finally stealing her eyes away from the stone. “They will be grouping up to come after us, but if we are fast enough, maybe we can still make it out before they fully mobilize. I asked you this before, and I ask you again.”
Jack leveled with her. He had to lean up a bit on his tiptoes to truly meet her eyes since she was an inch taller. “Can we trust you?”
Amadee blinked, looking serious for a moment. A short, ephemeral moment that was immediately swept away by a cunning grin. “Goes without saying. Here, bookworm, carry this for me.”
Amadee nonchalantly tossed the stone to Lateef.
Lateef stuttered as he reached out to grab it. H
