Chapter 29

None of it would leave him alone.

“I can’t put off this meeting,” Rory finally said, looking at Stella, conflicted. “He’ll find me, and I’ll have to face him.”

“So, what are you going to do? You can’t let yourself be captured by him, Rory, no matter what. It would put everything at risk.”

“I have to wait for him. I’ll pick the time and place, and then I’ll wait for him to come and fight me.”

“You’ll fight him properly and not let him win?”

“He won’t win. I’ll make sure of it.” 6: By Any Road

The horse and rider waited, nestled in the gloom of a ghost town, surrounded by nothing but silence and shadows. They blended into the darkness, both an indistinct bluish-grey blur against the background of mouldering buildings.

“Are you sure this is the best place?” Blaise asked, voice low. “I can’t maneuver as well as usual in the narrow streets.”