Rorujhen“Wait, you mean the one I killed probably has a family?” I asked, “and they will lose everything when I claim it? Will they be killed? What if one of them is ready to join the White Riders?”
“I don’t know everything about how they do things,” she answered. “I think you can take them as your own family and protect them. There are advantages to doing that. But the point is,” she went on, “no, you really don’t have a choice. If you don’t show, they will assume you assassinated the Rider and they will hunt you down to kill you and anyone that stands with you. You have to go to them. And you need to prepare for the challenge because not only are these among the most highly trained fighters in the world, but they also use magic to fight.”
“Well, I’m completely screwed,” I said. “I only
