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“So, now we know,” Bree said, her voice tight in her throat. “But what do we donow?”
Eurig slowly stood, lifting his bow before him once again. “We check the other buildings, including the homes. Perhaps we can find some answersthere.”
Bree gave a nod, but she wasn’t so certain. Eurig had insisted they scour the castle before they left, and they had found nothing inside of the Great Hall to indicate what had happened. She didn’t see how they would find anything now either. Whoever had done this had likely done it from afar, leaving behind no evidence of their treachery. They would only find more bodies, more cursed fae lying fallen on theground.
But she saw no need to argue. If Eurig wanted to take a look around, then she would do nothing buthelp.
They left the pub and moved to the blacksmith’s building. Inside, everything had been thrown into chaos. Chairs had been splintered against the wall, and tables had been overturned. There were no weapons and no armor in sight. It looked as though the place had beenransacked.
Bree sucked in a sharp breath and whirled toward Eurig, who was gazing at the mess with as much shock as she felt. “How could this have happened? Do you think whoever cursed these fae actually came here and took their weapons? I just assumed they’d cursed everyone fromafar.”
Bree’s heart thumped hard. If that were the case, then the fae behind all of this had far worse intentions than any of them had dared to believe. They needed to get back to the castle as soon as they could. If the attacker–or attackers—had come here, then there was no doubt they would head to the castle,too.
Eurig shook his head, eyes still wide. “I have seen this before. This kind of chaotic ransacking. This looks like the work of the WildeFae.”
Those were words that Bree had hoped she wouldn’t hear. It was one thing to face off against a solo assassin, one who was trying to pick off members of the court slowly and methodically. But to imagine that they were up against all of the Wilde Fae…she did not know how they would win. Bree and Eurig were only two. The Wilde Fae werelegion.
Out of the corner of her eye, several black forms caught her attention. She twisted toward them, eyeing the feathers that dotted the floor. She took several steps toward them, following the path of feathers. They led her around a far table that had not been tipped over. Just behind it, she found three dead ravens in a pool of tarry blood. Chills swept across her skin, and her breath stilled in herlungs.
Bree had found a dead raven in her bed just after Taveon had fallen at the coronation. And now, there were three inside this building. It couldn’t be a coincidence. These dead ravens must mean something, butwhat?
“What’s wrong?” Eurig asked, striding up behind her and placing a warm soothing hand on hershoulder.
Bree stepped back and took comfort in the solidness of his chest. She shook her head and swallowed hard, her eyes still locked on the birds. “To be honest, Eurig, I don’t know. But if my gut instinct is right, these ravens are a sign of something far worse than wethought.”
