Dread fills me because he is right. I’ve known this and let other moments get in the way instead of making him a priority.
“You’re right.”
“You’re saying that a lot these days,” Silas says.
I sigh.
He cups my face. “Stop fucking keeping things from me.”
“Okay.”
He tilts his head back to the stars and sighs heavily. “It’s impossible to stay mad at you.”
“That’s a good thing,” I say. “For my sake.”
He chuckles. “And miserable for mine.”
“Maines says this ability is rare.”
“Fuck yeah, that’s rare, Briar. Have you tried to do it again?”
I shake my head.
“I don’t know what to say.” He pauses to take a deep breath. “Briar Blackbyrne, a Dusk Wielder. With your power, I’m not surprised. Oak and Larkin can help you, if you’d like.” Silas takes a long breath. “I’ve officially heard it all now.”
“Nope.” I make a pained face. “Not everything.”
Silas rubs his temples and leans his head forward, crashing into my chest. He lets out a deep sigh and turns back to me.
“Why would Yara tell you that? That’s wildly inappropriate.”
“She’s in trouble, Silas. Yara told me about the woman before her, and when your father grew tired of that woman, she went missing. Yara thinks that she’s next.”
“We didn’t need this added to our plate,” he snaps. “Yara made this decision with my father. Actions have consequences, some worse than others.”
“We are going to help her. End of story.” I lift his head from my chest and burn my gaze into his. “But...there’s more.”
“Of course there is.”
He attempts to rest his head back on my chest, but I stop him, forcing his gaze to mine.
“Malachi has a book of Rigils that can protect us when we enter the Forgotten Archives. We need to speak with your mother about what truly resides there, and we don’t have much time.”
“Well, there’s no way that he would give us any of that information,” Silas admits.
“I agree. But that’s where Yara comes in. She’s going to take the book and meet us tomorrow night. The Archives will be easiest to locate during the crimson moon in two nights. This may be our only chance to get in and find out more about how to stop Carobon.”
“Alright.” He thinks to himself for a moment. “That’s risky, though. If she gets caught, it will likely expose us as well.”
He’s right. Malachi may be onto us, but we will have to take the risk.
“She also mentioned a stone. Its description made me think it was a resurrection stone or, at the very least, something similar and powerful. We need to get that stone and find out what it does.”
"Fuck. You have a lot of information tonight, don't you?"
“Oh, you have no idea,” I reply. “My head feels like it might explode.”
“Do you trust Yara?” he asks.
