“Then what do you need me for?” I implored, my heart thudding viciously in my chest. “I’m no Alchemist. Tell me why you brought me here, what you’ll have me do. And don’t just say ‘tunnels and secrets.’ ”
He caught my stare. “Here it is, then. I need a route into the capital where they won’t see us coming. I need your help to free my father, and I need to know where Lord Tanner sleeps at night, so that I can sink a bullet between his eyes before anyone knows I’m there.”
If only it were so easy.
I shook my head and looked away. I wasn’t a fool. There was more, and he didn’t intend to disclose it. “You want my help digging a tunnel into the city,” I repeated.
“For now,” he said. “You have a good understanding of the National House and its layout. I’ll need your help with that, too.”
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