“I can’t imagine what thoughts were going through his mind. I suppose he must have known that he wasn’t going to survive, but if he could kill Dragonsbane, he would at least die a hero. I don’t think the reward even crossed his mind,” I say, though something about that explanation nags at me.
“Mattin always had fantasies of heroics, but never the brains to see them through,” Seven says, shaking his head. It’s a plausible explanation, but Seven’s an easy liar to read, and sure enough, there’s the tell—his nostrils flare.
“So there are bounties on both of our heads,” I say, turning away from Seven. “And there are Kalovaxian forces searching for us in Timmoree. And the Kaiser married Crescentia. Is that everything we learned?”
“He what?” Seven asks, face twisting in disgust.
“They were ma
