5
I was slow coming to. My muddled mind couldn’t comprehend what had happened, or where I was. I tried to move, but my stiff body wouldn’t comply. My ears, however, were still useful, and I heard two voices drift over to me.
“We discovered the hole in the barrier through which your ‘friend’ entered.” That voice. I knew that voice. Basileus? He didn’t sound happy.
“Were there anymore?” Eric. He sounded tired.
“I believe you would know the answer to that question better than my own guards.”
“I only know what I found.”
Basileus sighed. “Would you mind telling me why you insisted on coming to this party? We both know how disagreeable company is to you and how you would much rather be sitting alone atop a mountain than immersed in the company of others.”
“I appreciate you allo
