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“I can’t.”
Worth a shot.
We round the corner, where we meet a pair of guards on patrol. The commander instructs them to search the dungeons, and they run off with the order.
“We inspect our own dungeons?” I ask.
“Not often, but you’re telling me there’s a vampire who left with our prisoners and that the new dungeon master could be part of it, while I received no such report. It’s possible you saw an ordinary span down there where the guards move the prisoners around, so I’m double-checking.”
“Nothing was ordinary. Trust me.”
“Tell me about the vampire you went after.”
“Tall. Dangerous. Handsome. Kind of like you, but with longer hair.”
“And you don’t know him?”
“No.”
“Do I?”
“Maybe. His name is Nottuza.”
“Sounds familiar, but I can’t quite place it.” The commander flags a few guards over and they flare out around us to escort us while the other guards search the prison.
“It’s not necessary to guard me. The threat is gone.”
“How do you know?” The commander picks up his pace, and I have to almost run alongside his long strides.
“I saw him leave.”
“I take it you hid from him.”
When I pinch my lips, the commander stops and stares me down. “You followed a dangerous vampire into the dungeons and watched him take prisoners and leave you as a witness?”
“That’s right.”
“He’s either stupid or he left you to report this on purpose. Which do you think it is?”
“He left me on purpose.”
“How well do you know him?”
He’s asking if I took the vampire as a lover. “Not well at all.”
“While I sort this out, I want you to stay with El’jah.”
Here we go. “El’jah is not my keeper.”
“Maybe he should be.”
“I’m not twelve, D’Artaron.”
“But you’re behaving like you are.”
I lift my hand from his arm.
He stops and stares me down. “What am I supposed to think when you tell me you’ve visited the dungeons, hm?”
