With all the hunters we were likely to get assembled and ready to go, I began to trace the blood scent of Anne. No doubt the droplet was left for this very purpose, which suggested that he knew about my blood tracking ability. That was never public knowledge. Even though some high-powered beings of multiple species knew, none were likely to dispense this particular skill on a whim.
This left only unsettling options for where the information had leaked. Most thankfully, I could rule my own daughter out, given that she had no earthly idea where her father was being held, and that she had to come to be in the first place. There were potential rivals who may have seen this draugr as an opportunity to stir up enough chaos to make a play for Alexia’s throne, but I did not judge that as likely,
