“You were just in a fight and are exhausted. If they’ve really taken them to Rubien, it will probably be a long journey there and the market will be crawling with fae. I can go by myself,” Eyden answered.
“As if we’d trust a fae to save our people,” the man sneered.
Eyden’s brows furrowed in anger. “You want to go yourself, Jaspen? Please, be my guest. But don’t drag my sister with you.”
Sister?Lora wasn’t sure she was following the conversation correctly. How could Eyden, a fae, be related to a human? And how could he care for Elyssa when he didn’t seem to care for the fate of humans?
Elyssa interrupted Eyden and Jaspen’s staring match. “I’m not staying behind, Eyden. We should all go. Strength in numbers.”
“It’s not smart to go now. It won’t help Farren and your friends if we all end up dead,” Eyden said.
“I can handle myself, you goddamn know it. We’re not gonna be the ones ending up dead—not if I have anything to say about it. But we can’t miss our chance to finally find out where exactly the Void is.”
Lora could tell Elyssa was furious but the girl turned away, holding back further curses.
An idea formed in Lora’s splintered mind. “What if you could track him without actually having to follow him?”
Heads turned to her, curious eyes sizing her up. Jaspen and the young man next to him, whose name she didn’t know, glanced at her for the first time.
The attention made Lora feel uneasy, but there was no going back now. She pulled her WiFi cube out of her pocket. “This connects to my phone. As long as it’s on, I can track it on my digital map.” Lora turned to Eyden. “Assuming I can get another one. A second WiFi cube from the black market here?”
Eyden met her eyes, the blue of his eyes shining with something like gratitude. “I can get you another one.”
Elyssa smiled at Lora before addressing Eyden. “I don’t fully understand that, but if you think it works, let’s do it. As long as we still get to follow him and kick the jerk into another dimension.”
“It’ll work. I’ve heard of tracking with phones before,” Eyden answered.
“If it doesn’t work, we’re going to have an issue,” Jaspen said, wary eyes landing on Eyden then Lora.
“I think we already have an issue. Lots of them, actually,” Eyden bit out.
Jaspen took a step towards Eyden, but Elyssa stepped into his path. “Jaspen, we need Eyden’s help. You know that.”
The man gave Eyden one last dirty look before he turned and crossed his arms. Elyssa’s gaze travelled to where Lora heavily leaned against the carriage. “Lora, can you give me this cube thing?”
Surprised she knew her name, Lora held out her hand. Elyssa took the WiFi cube and turned it over in her palm. “It’s on now?”
“Yeah, it is,” Lora replied, nodding.
“Excellent. I’ll hide it in the carriage.” Elyssa disappeared inside the carriage before she even finished her sentence.
Eyden moved closer to Lora, standing next to her. “Are you okay?”
Was she? No, in so many ways, no. But she knew he was asking about her physical pain. “I think my right ankle is sprained.” She moved her hand to the back of her head. “And my head has seen better days. But I’m fine.”
“You don’t look fine.” Under other circumstances, she would have felt offended. But she thought she saw genuine concern in his eyes. “I’ll get you some medicine from the market as soon as we get back to camp.”
“Camp?”
“The human camp. El and—”
“It’s done.” Elyssa peeked out of the carriage doorway. “Let’s get the hell out of here.”
Lora had no idea what camp Eyden was talking about, but anywhere was better than here. That much she was sure of.
Chapter35
Lora
