CHAPTER NINETEEN
My eyes widened slightly as I realized the two did slightly resemble one another, though Nabiha was much more tanned and weathered than her priestess sister. Nabiha’s ancient lineage now explained why the guards at the Kneeling Stone were loath to stop her.
“You take issue with how the king is keeping the Thaqiba alive?” Ben wondered.
Nabiha climbed to her feet and turned to us with a scowl. “I take issue with anyone foolish enough to use magic they do not understand.”
“You’re referring to the Kneeling Stone?” he guessed.
The mere mention of the stone made her lips curl back in disgust. “Those fools believe they know how to work the thing based on nothing more than a scrap of ancient text. They force the people to sacrifice what little magic they have to feed into
