GHOST IN THE ASHES, another excerpt

Let’s have another excerpt from GHOST IN THE ASHES:

“Might I…might I ask you something?”

“What is it?” said Caina, opening her eyes.

“Did you kill Rezir?”

Caina frowned. “Why do you ask?”

“Because Theodosia and Master Anton mentioned the Balarigar,” said Tanzir, “and I think they were talking about you.”

For all his timidity, Caina reminded herself, Tanzir was not stupid.

“I did,” said Caina.

“How did he die?” said Tanzir.

Caina remembered that awful night in the streets of Marsis, remembered fleeing from the Immortals and Rezir himself. She remembered Rezir lying stunned on the floor of that burned-out warehouse, his sword hand burned away, his eyes full of horror and agony as she approached. The chaos as she flung his head into the mob of his soldiers.

“Not well,” said Caina at last.

-JM