Chapter 15 The Price Of Truth

• The morning after our oath-swearing brought an unexpected complication in the form of Kael arrived in my chambers just after sunrise, moving through the shadows with his characteristic silence. He'd spent the night conducting final reconnaissance of the cult's preparations, and the intelligence he brought was both encouraging and terrifying.
• "They're confident," he reported, settling into the chair by my window while I continued the pretense of reviewing wedding arrangements. "Overconfident. They're so certain that their ritual will succeed that they've made minimal preparations for interference."
• "How minimal?"