Holmberg, D K - The Chain Breaker 04 - The Stone Wolf by Holmberg D K

Author:Holmberg, D K [Holmberg, D K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-03-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Gavin found Davel Chan just inside the prison. The lead constable stared down the hallway with his arms crossed over his chest and his fingers twitching, as if tracing out a pattern. His mouth pinched into a tight line that Gavin could barely make out in the pale light that illuminated the hallway.

“I heard you would be here,” Gavin said.

He’d considered telling him about the location of the dark egg but had decided against it. Davel didn’t need to know. If the enchantments worked as he hoped, the Toral wouldn’t be able to detect it any longer.

Davel didn’t look over. “Did you come to question her?”

Gavin shook his head. “I doubt she knows anything that will be of much use to me.”

“She was close to the Triad. She hasn’t said much about them, other than acknowledging their desire to defeat the Fates.” He looked over. “I’ve been wondering what might’ve happened had they succeeded.”

“They didn’t,” Gavin said.

He was pushing for information about the egg, Gavin suspected.

“I can still wonder.” Davel straightened and wiped his hands on his pants.

“It doesn’t do any good to question what might’ve been. All that matters is moving forward.”

“Maybe in an attack, but for those of us who want to learn from the past, we need to understand it so that we don’t repeat it.”

“Do you really think that’s a possibility?” Gavin said.

Davel took a deep breath, then let it out slowly. “I would’ve said no, but with everything that we have encountered in the city…” He shook his head, and he frowned at Gavin. “I imagine you know that we experienced another attack.”

Gavin tried to keep his face neutral. “When?”

“Earlier today. My men took care of it.”

“Only constables? Or were there—”

“My men took care of it,” Davel repeated.

Gavin smiled to himself. It was a good thing that he had begun to take advantage of the enchanters. Eventually, he hoped that even Davel would come to grips with his use of magic. That is, if he could even believe that he had any. So far, Davel had denied the truth that Gavin saw clearly.

“That’s why I’m here. Not because of the attack. I didn’t realize that there had been one,” he admitted. There was no point in keeping that from Davel. Otherwise, if he began to suspect Gavin, they would end up arguing again. They needed to work together, not against each other. “Because I’m leaving. I wanted to ensure that the city was protected before I go.”

“It’s about time.”

Gavin chuckled. “I intend to return.”

“We can take care of ourselves.”

“You can if you keep working with the enchanters.”

“Yes. And we will,” Davel said.

Hopefully, that would be enough. Hopefully.

Gavin still didn’t know what to do with the dark egg while he was gone. The lairs were protected—at least, as much as he could make them. He had placed a few of Zella’s other protections around the chamber, wanting to keep it secured from even the enchanters if they decided to try to break into it. He didn’t think they would, but both Davel and Zella knew of those spaces.

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