We can’t do this,” said Uncle Josh. “This is clearly a trap. Chaser isn’t going to have a reasonable conversation with you and—”
I stopped walking and whirled around to face Uncle Josh, who had been talking almost nonstop since I agreed to meet with Chaser. I had tried to ignore him, but I was so annoyed with him that I couldn’t take it anymore. “Yeah, I know.”
“You know?” Uncle Josh repeated. “Then why on earth did you ever agree to it?”
“What choice do I have?” I said, throwing my hands up into the air. “Chaser has Grandfather and he will kill him if I don’t go to meet him. Even if this is a trap, I can’t just sit back and let Chaser do that.”
“It’s still dangerous,” said Uncle Josh. “I bet the second we walk into his chambers, we’ll get caught or maybe even killed. Chaser is a madma
