50. The King’s Secret“Torca!” said Aiden. “What are you doing here?”
“Getting you out of trouble. What does it look like?” said Torca, in his usual gruff voice.
“But... how...” Aiden began.
“It wasn’t hard to guess where you’d be,” said Torca. “Then I met Iolair in the Eagle Hall.”
The blind Rider reached for the cell door, but Aiden jumped towards him. “Torca, wait. The cells are protected by magic. And there might be twisted runes here too.”
Torca raised his eyebrows. “Having lived with twisted runes for five years, I’ve learnt how to sense their presence. The only twisted runes here are the ones binding you, and even they are losing their strength quickly.”
“There’s other old magic here too,” said Cuinn.
Torca sighed and bent down to the fallen guard. “Good thing I brought the ke
