Chapter 15: Akton
The gate that led to the east path was larger than the one they’d come into Ivels through, but no less in disrepair. The stone was old and chipped, the gates themselves missing. The night Guard posted was young, handsome, and asleep at his shift. The three of them crept past easily, Akton light of foot as a weasel skill, the others also very silent. Tinah led them out of earshot of the Guard and around a bend before stopping. She slung the pack of shifter furs off her shoulder but didn’t pass it over.
“Swear to me,” she hissed. “Swear you’ll do everything in your power to make sure this reaches the queen. Someone’s building an army. Taking over the Guard in secret. If this person succeeds…”
“We understand the importance,” said Talfryn. “We wouldn’t have come to Ivels o
