Malik was silent for a moment, the swish of his brushstrokes the only sound. "Do you have any idea what's involved in taking the throne?"

"No, tell me. Is Satan really that scary? I haven't heard of him here on earth since Adam and Eve's time. A lot of temptations are ascribed to him, but I couldn't find any concrete record of evildoings." I'd looked him up before the chapter house had burned down.

"Satan doesn't leave the demon realm," Malik said. "He doesn't need to. He's ...