Malek glanced at Sabine. She'd been leaning on him heavily for the past ten minutes, but her usual grace was absent as her steps became even more sluggish. He bent down and scooped her into his arms. She didn't object. Instead, she trailed her fingertips over his chest.
“There's an old temple east of here. We need to get to the burial stones.”
He frowned. “What's there?”
Her eyes fluttered shut as she murmured, “A crypt. Tell Edvar to call Bane. He can lead you through the tunnels under the city, but you have to show him…”
Alarm flooded through him as her voice trailed off. He squeezed her gently. “Keep talking to me, Sabine. What do you want me to show him?”
She blinked open her eyes, but they were unfocused. Whatever she had done inside the councilman’s home had stolen all her stren
