Chapter 471: Vague Dangers

Luke was the one who gave the circle their teleportation rings? Scarcely had the thought entered my mind, and then I swooned, suddenly feeling lightheaded. Had I been standing instead of riding Fable, I undoubtedly would have fallen. 

"N-no, that can't be…" I stammered, my voice breathless. "You don't think he..."

"Of course not; that's absurd," Gayron interrupted. His immediate dismissal cut through the irrational fear that gripped me. "Luke wants the utter destruction of the Circle even more than you do. It's why we attacked Brithlite first."

I let out a pent-up breath, pressing a hand to my chest to calm my racing heart. The relief was so intense that tears welled up in my eyes. But I'd always expected Luke to betray me eventually, hadn't I? Why was I so afraid of that possibility?