CHAPTER ELEVEN
Except they don’t all stand up.
Kit and Kain sit down, and as I scan the room, I realize only a minority of this Council wants me dead.
Whew.
“That settles the matter,” Kain says. “Now I move that we vote to task Bailey with our investigation.”
“You know,” Felix whispers, “I’m getting a feeling that the whole exposure thing was a ruse to get you to comply with the next bit.”
He might be right. After dodging execution, I do feel quite ready to do whatever they want. Besides, this might be an opportunity I can’t pass up, for Mom’s sake. The Council has resources that—
“All for, stand up,” Kain says.
Most of the Councilors rise to their feet, including the ones who wanted me dead a second ago. Flip-flop much? Either way, it sounds like I just got some kind of a job thru
