Chapter 11 – First Cuts

• I turn and stride away, tossing the goblet over my shoulder, terribly pleased at the clang it makes in the dead silence that I leave behind me. Glancing down at my side, though, I startle a little when I realize that Anton’s not there.
• “Hey!” I hiss, turning to see him a few steps behind, looking back at Orion. “Come on!”
• Anton turns back to me and trots back to my side, keeping pace with me as I continue my journey back to the center of the palace and then towards the main door. He gives a little whine, trying again to dodge in front of me to stop me, but I just keep going.