I snuck into the dungeon with Tallis, down to the cell where Warren was being kept.

However, Warren wasn’t the only one there. Raymond was standing in front of him with the sacred feather in his hand. He had a smug smile on his face that I would have loved to rip off.

“Having a prince being held hostage is incredibly advantageous. I can use you to trade back to your father. I’ll lose a prince, but I will gain something much more,” he taunted, waving the feather back ...