“You’ll be leaving in less than three hours, so I need to be sure there are no loopholes anywhere!” he said sharply, his eyes narrowing on me as I dipped my hand into the skin bag I carried.
My heart pounded violently, hoping he wouldn’t notice anything strange about what I was about to pull out—because they were only duplicates of the real charms.
I had made these, just in case a moment like this came.
“Dad, everything is intact. You know I wouldn’t accept this mission if I wasn’t sure of our victory.” I smirked, pulling everything out at once.
He stepped closer to inspect them carefully, his scrutiny making me break into a nervous sweat. My heart hammered so loudly it felt like it would burst through my ribs.
Just as his hand reached for the fake ring I had crafted, a knock at the d
