"When I came to my senses, we were all in cages. All of us except for Vermelt. He was free, unscathed — and ex

"When I came to my senses, we were all in cages. All of us except for Vermelt. He was free, unscathed — and extremely pleased with himself. And the undead were under his command." Anoriel clenches her fists. "The bastard betrayed us. From the very beginning. He'd decided to keep those damned books for himself! Adrissant wasn't his friend, but his competitor. Vermelt staged his death and went to find books while we fought off the undead. He used us as fodder... and those who survived were to become sacrifices for his ritual! We were betrayed by the one we trusted most!"