Bab 55: Chapter 55: Betrayal, Part 5

Mahzan's lips curled. "The problem is that there is no undoing it once it's done, and once the magic and strength run out, the dragon dies."

"Binhadi…" Sule shook his head. "I'll grant you he can be a cold, ruthless bastard, but he wouldn't go that far."

"Please." Mahzan gave him a pitying look. "This is precisely what he would do if he decided it was for the greater good. Dragon alone knows what he's already done in the name of the king. This is exactly the actions of a ruthless shadow mage determined to save his kingdom at any cost, and likely with a secondary goal of vengeance."

Sule opened his mouth to deny it, but the words wouldn't come. They couldn't. Because it was true. Warlock Binhadi was known for his ruthless loyalty to the throne, as though he were compensating for the long history of traitors in his family. Not that he'd succeeded, since standing loyal to King Yavuz had meant betraying Prince Seda, who by Binhadi's own memories had once been his friend.