Quayle Wolfspeak had been watching coldly as Elise stepped forward when panic set in.
He knew the forest druid and the Wild Hunt were after them. He had been trying to come up with a plan to escape undetected.
But now, this girl walks out on her own, for something so meaningless?
Didn't she know her true identity? Didn't she know how important her eyes were?
The eyes of the first Eighth Holy Spirit Emissary, Sibylla Silence, were the strongest bond their organization had. The clues in those eyes about the whereabouts of the Eighth Holy Spirit's legacy were their only hope for overthrowing and rebuilding the empire.
All previous owners of the Eyes of God were powerful leaders, recognized and supported by all members of the organization.
