The Shrine:
“What was that about?” Adriana asked Jinx as soon as the door closed.
“It’s a long story. It seems a lot longer than I thought. Now is probably not the best time, but how old did those two men look?”
“I am not good at guessing ages. The added stress of working in this mine I’m sure aged their bodies. Taking that into account, maybe thirty-five?”
“Yeah, that’s about the same I would guess. I’m not sure how long I lived in that cave.”
“It doesn’t matter. I don’t think you’re the same person I first met.”
“Don’t be so sure, it took everything I had not to kill them both.”
“You didn’t cause the fire to happen?”
“If I attack, it comes out of the amulet embedded in my right hand. It might’ve been the bad luck the dragon said I would harm everyone with.”
“I don’t think that w
