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Failure to appear before the Fates will result in the application of death to all parties forthwith.
Further instructions will be located in the Lake of Sheridon.
On behalf of the Fates,
Zef
a.k.a. Your Father
“Well, what does it say?” Eli asked.
“It’s from my father,” I said, handing him the letter, numb.
“Well, it looks like you got your invitation to Moirai after all,” Mendax said as he moved to my side.
“We are going to Moirai…” I trailed off, stunned.
“No,” Eli sighed. “It looks like we are going on a scavenger hunt to the Lake of Sheridon before we face the Fates…and your father,” Eli stated.
“My father…”
“Has summoned us to face our judgment before the Fates,” Mendax said.
“What—what will happen then?” I asked, doom souring my stomach.
“They will choose which one of us will die,” Eli responded as he looked to Mendax. “And sever the bond.”
“Break the tie,” Mendax growled back at Eli with a look that told me we’d be lucky to even make it to the Fates without him killing Eli.
“Surely there’s another way,” I said with a laugh.
They both turned to me, deadly serious.
“Fae law isn’t like laws of the human realm. It is written in magic. It is unbreakable and unbendable. There is no getting out of this. By the end of this, either Aurelius or I will be dead,” Mendax said seriously.
Everything turned solemn and momentous all at once.
“I-I will get the opportunity to kill him,” I mumbled as I stared at the glass scroll.
“Finally, right?” Mendax asked.
“Uh, what? Yeah…finally,” I replied.
“Then we should go,” Eli said. “Settle once and for all who gets Caly.”
Our journey began as we walked away from the forest and back toward the path, our backs still warm from Walter’s pyre.
“I will do anything not to lose you,” said Eli, moving to my side.
“Me too,” Mendax stated, glaring at Eli. “Anything.”
Reading Group Guide
Queen Saracen is not who she has made herself out to be to Caly. Why do you think Saracen is so intent on controlling Caly? What made her so evil?
It turns out that Prince Mendax is alive and wants Caly back. If you were Caly, how would you feel about this turn of events? What do you think Caly wants more: to be invited into the Seelie Court or to be with Prince Mendax?
It is noted that Calypso is Artemi at the beginning of this book. How does this affect her status in Queen Saracen’s court? Could it mean something different for her relationship with Mendax?
