Gregory’s eyes tracked Story’s movements on the other side of the curtain of water. He couldn’t trust her anymore.

How had he been so stupid? He thought. He had been given every advantage, and he had squandered so much of it charging head first into the fight with the witch.

That witch. If he ever saw her again…

He shook the thought away. It was that kind of stupid pride that got him here in the first place. He was far too old for that sort of ...