CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
As the misty spirit world materialized around me, I guessed that I had a fifty-fifty chance of escaping here alive.
Last time I was here, Halgeron the Lich King threatened to bind me into servitude if I ever returned.
And here I was…
I started across the rocky landscape. The mist was so thick, I could barely see, but spirits drifted along, illuminated like silver jellyfish.
“You're sure about this, Dad?” Marcus asked.
“Sure as I’ll ever be, Son,” I said, turning to him. “Your death taught me a lot. Gave me hindsight that I didn't have before.”
A tear jumped into my eye.
This was supposed to be a tender moment, but like Marcus’s life, it was going to be cut short.
“I just wish I'd had the hindsight to protect you. And your mom.”
Amira.
I didn't even want to thi
