10 "We need to get to Gloomrock Lake. We have the queen's blood and the king's blade now. We should give them to Miseria and save Snoop first." "We're almost to the pass. Maybe we should split up," said Bertha. Max ignored the others. He couldn't stop thinking about what he'd done to Torik. I killed a man, he thought. He stared at his feet as he walked and wondered how long it would be before the Blood Diamond started to turn black. Was it tainted already? How quickly would he turn evil? He flinched when a hand landed on his shoulder. He gave Basil a side glance. As if reading his thoughts, Basil gave him a squeeze. "You did what you had to do." He looked away. No one realized Snoop and Davi lagged behind until Snoop broke the silence. "I want to go back to the Three Streams." "Just

