At the end of the tunnel that led out of the pyramid, Desa saw a crimson landscape and a cloudless pink sky. The sight of it filled her with despair. This was the cost of her arrogance. By the eyes of Vengeance, she should never have let Adele Delarac into her bed. Much less into her heart.
Desa stepped into the sunlight with her arms hanging limp, her eyes fixed on the ground. Down the steps she went to where Midnight waited patiently like the loyal friend that he was.
It shocked Desa to realize that she had half expected to find him gone. Why would he stay after Desa"s failure had damned the world? But the horse didn"t judge her; he just came forward and nuzzled her shoulder.
Desa shut her eyes tight, tears leaking from them to stream over her cheeks. A fit of sobs forced her down ont
