9

Once you were out of the prison and ducking through Elith's back alleys in the shadow, Letha started a low frantic murmur in an undertone, quicker than you'd ever heard her speak before. "Couple of mages pulled me out of the cell. Said they'd come for you as well, and I said I wasn't going anywhere if they didn't let me talk to you alone, made the man give me the key. You know any mages who'd spring you from a dungeon? You might've mentioned earlier."

You'd known several mages, from one job or another, but you couldn't think of any who'd risk much of anything for you.

Letha blinked at you, dark eyes wider than they'd been even when Stephan cornered the two of you in his office. "And you don't know what they want? The woman said they needed us. What do you think we should do?"