3Chapter Three
“Why shouldn’t you go to the capital?” Meikah looked to Livia when Shade remained silent.
“A Dark Blade faction from the capital tried to take over the town Shade is from. He took down their leader while his family took out any of their high-ranking people. The leader’s children warned Shade that they’d take him down if he ever returned to the area.” Livia turned to Shade. “You can’t go.”
Shade smiled fleetingly. “They won’t even know I’m there, Liv.”
“If you go, I go too,” Livia stated.
Danton shook his head. “Only one extra. Mace or Shade. Whoever it is, he’ll be incognito when he accompanies Meikah and Kellan who’ll go as themselves.”
“I’ll go.” Shade glanced at Amiel. “Some problems are preferable to others.”
Danton inclined his head before turning to Kellan. “My
