Alexander Her eyes rolling back. Her body going limp. Gravity slamming her mercilessly toward the ground. I push the image of Evelyn losing consciousness on the sparring mat out of my mind as Minister Coltain finally enters the room. He’s not technically late, but it is customary for everyone to arrive to the meetings a few minutes early to ensure a prompt beginning. Based on the hateful thoughts toward me coming from his mind, my guess is it’s his little way of rebelling since I had his daughter executed. Minister Coltain takes the last empty spot at the minister’s table, and all eyes turn to me. I stand at the head, slowly looking each minister in the eye in turn. What they don’t know is that I’m also doing a quick scan of their thoughts. Marcel still hasn’t found our mole. I would

