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“You’re just pulling things out of your ass,” I sighed, swatting her fingers away from the computer. “And you’re going too fast. I’m trying to see if there were any reports or sightings on Audrina after the fire that claimed her parents.”
“Me too,” Endora grumbled, swatting back at me. “And I’m not pulling it out of my ass. We’re learning new things every day.”
“She went into hiding,” Mirielle reminded us both. “What about my father? Yusi. What’s his story?”
In all the fuss about learning Mirielle’s connection to the Original Kingdom, we had forgotten about her father, the carpenter.
“Yusi. Of course. What do we know about him?”
“He was from Ironhelm, I think,” Mirielle recalled. “He met my mother in Silverhold.” She grimaced, upset. “They told me their love story so many times.”
“You were a baby, Mirielle,” Endora told her softly as I typed in the information I had.
Almost immediately, an image of a handsome, dark-haired fae popped up on the screen, and I recognized him from the photo album at the cottage.
“That’s him!” Mirielle choked, confirming what I’d already known.
A list of articles surrounding his car accident followed, and Mirielle rose from my lap, unable to read anymore. “This is a dead end. It’s not telling us any more than we already know.”
“It’s giving you a handle on your history, your family,” I told her softly. “It’s something.”
“It’s not helping to find a way to overcome Agnan. There’s only one way to do that.”
“Miri—”
“I have to bring him out. He wants me. I have to lure him out myself.”
“Don’t be crazy,” I said calmly, even though my pulse raced at the idea. “Eventually, my guards will hunt him down. He’s being careless, angry. He’ll be easy to find—”
“I’m not sitting around and waiting for him to pounce again. No. If you’re not on board, that’s fine. I’ll do it myself. But I’m getting him, Zen.”
I parted my lips to protest, but it was Endora who stopped me.
“She’s not wrong, Zen. It might be a good idea.”
I spun the chair around to glower at her. “You think using Miri as bait is a good idea? Then I think it’s time to reevaluate your duties as my enchantress.”
“No, not bait,” Endora corrected me. “A carefully crafted trap. He will think he’s getting her alone, but we’ll be ready to spring on him.”
“That’s the very definition of bait,” I snapped, folding my arms over my chest.
Mirielle ambled back toward me and crouched in front of me. “Like I said, I’m doing this with or without your blessing. I would prefer to have your blessing in case something goes wrong, but if you don’t give it to me, I’m still doing it.”
“Mirielle—”
“He can’t hold all the cards. He’s been doing that my whole life, and I’m sick of it now, Zen!”
The passion in her voice silenced me. It wasn’t fair to keep arguing with her when I didn’t know how she felt.
She’d been vulnerable and at Agnan’s mercy her whole life. Now I’d asked her to sit back and wait for him to strike again. It’s not right. I didn’t blame her for being upset.
“Okay,” I relented. “But we’re doing this my way, not half-cocked.”
“You said ‘cocked,’” Endora snorted.
I shot her a scathing look, and she lost her smirk.
“You better take this seriously, too,” I snapped. “If anything goes wrong, I’m going to hold you personally responsible.”
