Keriya shook her head as the lock clicked and her door creaked open. “I can’t.”
“Don’t worry about the enchantment. If it hits you, I’ll—”
“No,” she interrupted, “I mean I can’t run away.”
“Keriya, listen to me. Tanthflame will stop at nothing to get you. If you stay here, he’ll capture you. He’ll t*****e you, he might even kill you.”
Her blood chilled but she lifted her chin. “I’m not staying, either. I’m going to Mount Arax.”
“I’ll take you there,” he said distractedly. “We can reach it in two days on Taeleia’s saberfangs. Come on.” He went to Fletcher’s cell door and Keriya heard the click of the lock as it sprang open. Max pushed it inwards and Fletcher scurried past him into the hall. He ran to Keriya and flung himself at her.
“It’ll be alright,” said Fletcher, though whether th
