Chapter 34 Death Marked

• The frost that crept into the bones was there in the Crimson Cavern. Shadows appeared to move like watching eyes as the torches flickered along the curved walls.
• With her wrists shackled in crimson-steel chains that charred her flesh, Evana stood in the middle of the room. High above her, on thrones of carved stone, were all the Elders of the Crimson Court. They moved, their eyes piercing and ruthless, their robes whispering.
• The silence was broken by Elder Maelric's voice.