Killed her mage? Mordred the blood mage was dead? We glanced at one another, trying discretely to figure out what was going on. “Did he not tell you?” she gaped at us, then leveled her eyes on Knight. “How did you think you miraculously transformed back into a man? Luck? What fools. The reason Merlin isn’t here now is he knows I am the true threat. Mordred was useful, but his loss is not troublesome.” Knight had been correct. Merlin had known everything. He knew about Mordred and who Knight had been. He knew Knight had been changed back and that we would unite in our mission to find the cauldron. He had also known that when we confronted Guin, she wouldn’t have her blood mage to help her. The sneaky bastard was always one step ahead. Normally, that would have irritated me to no end. In our
