“Why do you think you are here?” he asked when he had the disaster under control.
“I had nowhere else to go. You’ve denied me escape from this wretched life. I just want to forget.” What I truly wanted was to wake up and find this had all been a dream.
More than anything, I wanted to lose myself in Drenil’s arms. “I thought work would help.”
His voice was a growl. “You’re flighty and you need training before you can be of service. You were supposed to meet me in Aurora.”
“And be trained in dark magic? I think not.”
Nian nodded. “It was dark magic that separated you from Drenil. I can understand your resistance.” He picked up the chicken and tossed it into the fire in frustration. By the way he ignored the stench, I decided his sense of smell must have died long ago. “Still, you made y
