Chapter 27
Rayna
When they finished grilling Miron, the room felt like it had been wrung out.
My shirt stuck slightly to my back. My throat was dry. I could feel my pulse in my teeth. Nobody had asked me anything yet, but they’d said my full name enough times that I wanted to unplug it.
Nyra’s gaze slid along the ring. “Before we take the human’s testimony, are there any motions from the Council?”
Silence stretched for a beat.
Then Krayvon leaned forward and rested his forearms on his knees.
“Yes,” he said. “I request leave to examine the bondmark again. For medical jurisprudence.”
Eldric’s head snapped his way. “You’ve examined it already.”
“In a crowded concourse, under time pressure,” Krayvon said calmly. “Now that we are faced with the possibility of erasure, I would like a co
