Nerves fill me as I slip the key into the lock of the inner sanctum, the most sacred place in the entire temple. Matia is barely paying me any attention, as if she has no idea about the enormity of what we"re about to do. She"s probably just glad that the three of us are together, those seem to be her favourite moments.
"I feel like I"m breaking all kinds of rules being here," I say to Nik.
He raises an eyebrow. "You have a key." He nods towards it needlessly.
"I could have stolen it."
"Hori gave it to you, I told you about the meeting for you to go and get it." From his voice, it seems like he"s not going to let me get away with any confidence wobbles about being Blessed.
"Will you stop being so logical?" I mutter.
"No." His amused smile suggests that he"s not feeling as stern as he
