Nailisi was not where she was supposed to be due to her being petty and cautious. As her powers developed, the imp's intelligence grew. Her way of looking at problems was not what it had once been. It began to weigh a lot more on her mind.
Saleen was in an inconvenient position to dispose of Jalin. He also needed to acquire the secrets of her magic.
Nailisi truly came to want to enter the cemetery of the giant. The very reason she wanted to do so was none other than to set Jalin up. She had her own plans, which she had no intention of telling Saleen.
If Saleen came to know about it, and Jalin knew something was off with him, the plan would not be able to be executed.
The battle beneath the city never ceased. The two head inquisitors were far more at ease by then. While they had lost the fourth head inquisitor, it was clear that none of the people from the city walls dared to come down. They had resorted to throwing magic fire shells from above.
