Chapter 87

Aurelia

“It’s true,” Savage says. “Those vultures didn’t even taste any good either.”

“How long were you in there for?” I frowned. “I don’t think you ever told me.”

“Two weeks by that point,” Scythe says evenly. “I was waiting to see if something eventuated and…” He brushes my cheek. “You did.”

I smile at him softly, remembering the first day I walked into that dungeon. “I didn’t see Eugene while I was there.”

“They only brought him in if they were opening the steel door,” Scythe says. “You arrived just a few days after the initial attempts. Halfeather began to get impatient.”

“We need to go back further,” I say. “What happened at Naga House the preceding week?”

Eugene boks in assent.

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