Chapter 11: Akton
He tried to get Talfryn away from the others so he could inform him that he hated him, then surprise him with a hard kiss, but Akton couldn’t seem to manage it. Either everyone else was awful at leaving him and Talfryn alone, or Talfryn was returning his avoidance with skill.
The bastard. Akton was still angry with him for not choosing the safer option, even if that now seemed to be the deadlier one. He’d seen Talfryn’s shoulders stiffen during their trek earlier, noted the reaction to Wren’s comment about Yskorr being a focus for attacks and defense, and figured Talfryn was thinking what he was thinking—Ylenia intended to send them there. Who she would send in their stead, though…Akton wished them all the best.
It wasn’t as though it was any easier to travel deep into
