Natalia’s POV
I sat up abruptly and picked up the knife.
“This knife,” I said, holding it up so the rubies caught the dim light, “you said you picked it up off a rogue during that raid?”
Andrei rolled onto his back and furrowed his brow. “Yes. Why?”
It felt silly, but I replied anyway, “I was reading a story in Bloodmoon about these rubies that were mined from a mountain far north called the Red Peak. According to legend, they were supposed to have special powers that could make a wolf stronger and more powerful than anything the world had ever seen.”
“Okay…?”
“Helena and Celeste always wore rubies. Always.” I held the knife out and turned toward Andrei. “What if those rubies have something to do with the ‘weapon’ that Celeste mentioned?”
Andrei stared at the knife for a long moment
