142 The Plan

"But I won't kill anyone," Elero said. "I don't want to sacrifice anyone else just for my legs to be healed, and if you have to do something like that, I won't let it happen."

"Sacrifices?" Doevm laughed. "Why would I need any of those?"

"It's what you dark mages do," Elero insisted, her downcast expression fading by the second. "Don't try to deny it. The War Mages have told the world about what your kind does. When they find out where you-"