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"Rusalka showed up at the Citadel without Leif," she said
I pressedon not panicking, I drew in a few steadying breaths "My father? Is he , too?"
"No He re I focused on the positive "What’s being done to find Leif?"
"As soon as I heard, I gathered Kiki and your other horses, along with Rusalka They’re waiting for you Rusalka’ll guide you back to where shelost Leif Janco, you will be able to track hiht?" The desperate hope in her voice alo did Rusalka arrive?" Janco asked her
"This o"
"Then we need to hurry" Janco grabbed his hidden sword from under the uards were surprised by the sudden appearance of the weapons, they didn’t show it
"Do you think the Cartel has him?" I asked her
"I suspect they’re behind it, but I’ve no proof"
Sprinting after Irys, we exited the building Bain Bloodgood argued with a handful of Councilors at the base of the steps A few shouted at us to stop, but we ignored theo," I said
Rusalka turned We followed The loud clatter of hooves over cobblestones vibrated invery familiar with that voice, I kneould list all the horrors that ht have befallenhim alive and comment on every other terrible scenario That voice was rather creative when stressed and worried
After a day and a half of hard riding, we reached the location of Leif’s disappearance A few hours of daylight reround Ari and I allowed hi mojo while alked the horses They had set the brutal pace Patches of sweat stained their coats Their nostrils flared as they caught their breaths Once their breathing smoothed, atered and fed theation He stood in the ht side of the road, scowling
"What did you discover?" Ari asked him
"It wasn’t a typical arass and dirt between two trees "Soe an accident They overturned a wagon and made it appear as if it was stuck" He strode closer and crouched down "And here’s evidence of a freaked-out horse" Janco straightened "They knew theirto be dispassionate Leif’s nored my emotions, which threatened to let that voice of doom speak "Why do you think it was set specifically for Leif?"
"’Cause of the elaborate setup Being a Sandseed horse, Rusalka would have alerted hi doind," Ari added