“Has he hurt her? Like he did me? And all those others?”
“Not yet.” Veline sobered. “But he will if you don’t return. He is a twisted creature of his word. Though he may distort those he says…Be careful with that, My Dear.”
I took her cautioning, to heart. I had already observed him twisting his words to let Bethanie go rather than my friend.
“And if I can find out what he is?”
Then what do I do?
“If he can be stopped, we’ll help you. And we’ll send word to the King of Creatures to come hunting.” She nodded slowly. Adding. “If it is safe.”
“If he can be stopped?”
“We’ve never been able to yet.” Veline’s mouth tightened. But you’re something different. She came over to me and I straightened as she caught my wrists and pulled my arms up to examine them. “I see none of his roots
