"I told you already," Erik said. "If I do that, Hin's troops will start suspecting something weird is going on with Salena Turke. I can't allow that."
"But we will be able to get rid of millions of soldiers in a heartbeat. If they have nowhere to run to, their only choice would be to go to Mur."
"Or to Etrium," Erik said, "where they would join their forces to attack Frant again, or worse, Hin. I can't allow that. Not that, not before I leave for Mur."
"Are you still set on going there?"
Erik's jaw clenched. "The blackguards are there, Caiden," he said.
"They are everywhere, Erik. Look, I want to destroy these bastards as much as you want." Erik looked at Amber's father's face. There was a look of pure hatred in his eyes.
For sure, the man must have seen and known many of the things the blackguards did before Erik found everything out.
