Allissa

The council that evening was short, because the road had already chosen most of it for us.

Darren laid it out plainly. The door, the realm, the fires, the year that might be less. He wanted everyone to know exactly where we would be going. They needed to know the risks. Then he looked around the table at the people he intended to take into hell, and not one of them let him finish the asking.

“Well you are going to need some brains and muscle on this trip. Never been a fan of the heat ...