Elaaron watched the scar on Gedric’s cheek stretch to its limit and knew what the man was calculating. How could Julis have carted barrels of dangerous powder over the mountain pass without assistance? But Elaaron had seen the proof of Julis’s hasty departure from Ilkyrie the day of the attack, only one set of hoof prints leading to the pass, and no sign of a cart. Elaaron thought he knew where Julis had obtained the barrels, but he needed to question Irenya to confirm his guess.
Gedric was speaking again. ‘Do you wish to question the man who told me all this?’
Elaaron eased his leg into a more comfortable position and shook his head once.
The commander excused himself, saying there were more prisoners to interrogate. Kiel appeared at Elaaron’s side, this time with hot flatbread and a p
