William crossed his arms, looking over the impatient crowd in front of him. The funeral was about to start in just a few minutes, and there were more people than he expected. Be that because Marcus had saved them, did something nice for them, or just because there wasn’t much else to do, almost every Ascendant from the camp was in the small clearing where they had dug the grave.
It was the perfect setup. There was no way William could keep track of who came and went or even follow somebody in the group of whispering people.
After the Council meeting where he relayed most of the information Etheera gave him, he had found occasions to speak with each member individually. He had mentioned the Asi sword in passing and that he planned to go get it from the warehouse where he hid it since Dam
