When I get back to the house, I go straight to the basement cell to speak to Josiah again.
I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching in the last day since my argument with Matvei. I’m not so far gone that I don’t see the truth in his warnings.
But my mind is made up. I’ve come too far to turn back now.
I will not abandon my attempt to destroy Astra Tyrannis and leave thousands of innocent souls at their mercy. My son and wife must be avenged. So too must all those faceless women and children whose lives were stolen and fed to the mill.
The task gives me purpose. Without it, I’d crumble.
I walk into Josiah’s cell feeling more in control than I have in months. The rage is still there, but it’s tempered now. Tamed.
Josiah snaps upright when I enter, fear pooling in his eyes. I pull up a c
