XXXIX
Dark jumped off the hearing bench and landed hard on the floor.
“Thank you, Governor,” Dark said.
Ennius had a look of confusion and anger on his face.
“You probably didn’t expect to see me tonight,” Dark said, pacing. He breathed smoke as he walked, making several senators in the front row cough. “Yet here I am. It is a magical, glorious miracle that I stand in front of you today, and I have the governor to thank for it. The man is an incredible liar, and it’s astounding how well he concealed his relationship with me, and how you all didn’t even think to question him.”
Gasps spread through the crowd and Dark grinned again.
“You see, I am the one who killed Lucan Grimoire.”
Several pink flashes sprung up from deep in the chamber.
Offensive spells.
Dark held up a claw and dis
