Chapter 399
They went to bed before the rest of the Black Vigil, but Katelina had a hard time sleeping. The others had dropped off around her when she heard voices in the next room. She strained her ears and caught Fethillen's voice, quiet but angry, "Did you do this, Sushel?"
"Yes." The word was hard and uncompromising, as if he felt no shame, and Katelina could guess what they were talking about: Uzbekistan.
"Then you failed. Jorick's coven was not as weak as you supposed and you risked the lives of your brothers. For what? Because you mourn Ken? Did Ume not lose Sibila? Have we not all lost someone over the slow centuries? You know my feelings, and you know our rules. When you did this, you betrayed not only our allies, but your fellows. You call for Ume's blood and by the letter of the law you're no better and should suffer the same fate."
"Kill me then," Sushel said.