Chapter 41
Friend was enough to unstick my feet. Especially when Erskine’s head popped up out of the hole in the ground.
Rune’s brother didn’t look as suave as usual, and not just because of the explosion. His voice was gritty as he pointed one hand back over his shoulder. “I suggest we get a move on.”
Every muscle in his body tensed, as if he was holding up the earth upon which we stood. And maybe he was. Because the ground rumbled beneath our feet as he spoke. Loose pebbles clattered as they fell into the darkness. The gaping gash didn’t look particularly inviting after that.
But the hole had brought my friends to me. Well, one friend plus a duty-sworn ex-Consort and a no-longer unicorn.
My throat was tight when I nodded. “Good idea,” I agreed, heading for the hole.
We picked our w
