Chapter Eighteen
Eva sat with Tren, Ana and Griel in the latter’s house in Ullarn. The four had gathered there for a final discussion, prior to their infiltration of Krays’s Library. The conversation was not going well.
‘I want to emphasise how dangerous this is,’ Ana said, slouching into one of Griel’s armchairs. ‘If you two mess up, it will be me who is punished first.’ Her stare was unfriendly and devoid of anything resembling sympathy or fellow-feeling. ‘I still do not like this plan.’
Tren shrugged. ‘We’re open to other suggestions.’
‘I have none, of course,’ Ana snapped. ‘Otherwise I would never have agreed to this folly. Let me say again: the utmost care must be taken in everything, especially when you are going to places that you should not.’
‘Yes, yes,’ Tren sighed. Ana had g
