13
So early in the afternoon, the little square by the Gate of the Northern Winds was still full of traders, farmers, and occasional travelers, few of them expressing any concern over the news of demons.
Koshmarnyk took a deep breath, waiting in the shade of one of the run-down buildings. His instincts told him he was walking into a trap, but he couldn’t turn away Mayetti’s offer. Her news of Gildya conspiring to turn on him and Kamira had to be checked and confirmed. If the adepts were desperate enough to turn to the Western Kingdom for help, Kaighal could lose its freedom before even the demons made the landfall.
At least he didn’t have to worry about Kamira. When he’d shared the information with her, the expression on her face was clear. She wouldn’t let him go alone. And then the ar
