“You were his friend?” Tate asked incredulously.
“I didn’t know who he was or how dangerous he was!" Dixa insisted. “You don’t understand what he’s like. He’s not what everyone claims he is. He doesn’t look like a monster and he has a soft voice and he’s quite charming.”
“Tell us everything you know about him,” I urged her.
She sighed. “Let me finish cooking and I’ll tell you everything while we eat.”
“Thank you,”
Tate and I went back to our room.
“I don’t trust her,” Tate stated.
“Why not?” I asked.
“She had information about the triplet wizards and she was friends with Count Killoran!”
“That was a century ago, Tate! She hasn’t done anything but be nice to us and help us.”
“What is it with you and that woman?”
“I don’t know, I feel connected to her. She knew my ancestors. S
