(Isla)
We left Wraithbone the next morning with Pryor, Zeron, and Raith traveling with us. Caius had the black box again, along with the records Pryor had found the night before. Nobody had contacted Halvon to tell him we were coming. I preferred it that way.
The journey into the western territories took several hours. I had never traveled this far west before, and under different circumstances I might have enjoyed seeing somewhere new. Instead, I kept thinking about Halvon and the Council meetings at Wraithbone. I wondered how much he'd known while sitting across from me.
Vaela came closer.
'He'll know why we're there.'
'Probably.'
'Watch him.'
'I will.'
We crossed into Halvon's home territory before midday. The guards at the border recognized Caius and immediately sent word ahead
