Chapter Twenty-Two
Flight Plan
Iarion kicked a rock and watched it fly over the edge of the narrow mountain path with grim satisfaction. Once they had taken some time to rest, he, Barlo, and Golhura had begun wandering back in the direction from which Iarion and Golhura had come. After learning the scale of Felara’s betrayal, it seemed like as good a plan as any. Iarion had said little since Felara’s departure. He was still too busy fuming. His thoughts wound in a familiar circle.
How could I be such a fool? This is all my fault. I should never have trusted Felara in the first place. If I had only listened to Barlo and Lodariel, none of this would have happened...
Barlo watched the rock plummet and raised an eyebrow. “Still stewing, are we?”
Iarion gave him a dark look. “Can you blame
