บท 207: An Inconvenient Truth

If you like music while you read, try "Truth" by James Arthur. It's what I was listening to while writing this chapter!

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ETAN

Behind them, Falek stopped his horse too and began to scan their surroundings, looking for the threat, but Etan kept all of his attention on Ayleth—who was frowning at him.

"Ayleth, if you believe the plain brown snake under your eyes to be the common garden, you will not know it for the asp until it bites you."

"You just want me to agree with you!"

"No. I want you safe. I want your souls safe—if something should happen to you… Ayleth, I stood in front of your mother who calls on the Goddess and watched her swear to kill you."

"Those who serve your God go to war! They fight and kill!"