Chapter 11, Chastity Shoemaker:
The mist continued to darken the sky. Meyers returned with the wood, and Chastity went to stoke the fire in silence. Now was not the time to be a smartass. She was alone beyond the wall with her half-brother, who she was sure would kill her to clear his way to the throne. With men, loyalty to the family was questionable at best.
Getting the fire started, that became her priority. It gave her something to focus on rather than what might happen this night or the next. Verity was unclear how Chastity would return to the citadel. Her focus on reigniting the fire gave her something solid to concentrate on rather than fear.
A few days prior, she had watched Hope control the flames of the torches, Chastity assumed with magic. She believed Verity had power she co
