"Tell me what I must slay, what I must steal, tell me the riddle I must solve or the hag I must trick. Only tell me the way, and I will do it, no matter the danger, no matter the hardship, no matter the cost."
-Holly Black, "The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air, #3)"
As I hung up with Trumthor, Celiana was murmuring to herself. I was confused. Ezra had wanted me to go back? Even though Uithcoth is probably the most dangerous place right now?
I sit down on the bed and stare into space, not wanting to go back. It wasn't because Iithcoth was full of creatures of myth and nightmares, but because if I left, then my family would be in danger. Who knows what would happen if I left and the Bone Chiller killed them?
"Nicole?"
I look up at Cooper, and smiled. "Hey."
"Are you alright? You seem off ever since the funeral."
"Just mourning," I lie.
