Chapter 13
Rafael stood in the darkness, allowing his senses to play over the inn. He could sense those inside, but he had to be careful. Some of them were dangerous, even to him, as the Chosen had learnt to their cost. They called themselves the Order, a term Rafael’s kin refused to use – referring to them as Prickers instead, a slang term older even than Rafael. As a group they could be dangerous. He had no desire to test their strength. Yet.
Besides, it seemed unlikely to be chance that so many of the Prickers were in the same area as the Cursed One. Were they and Rafael hunting the same prey? If so, did they seek to destroy or ally with the Cursed One?
He had only been waiting a few minutes when he sensed an increase in activity within the inn. At the sound of bolts being d
