Liam looked toward Voss, his expression calm but his eyes carrying the sharp focus that usually appeared whenever a plan had already begun forming in his mind. The cave around them had gone quiet again, but none of them were thinking about resting.
They had uncovered too much in too short a period, and now Liam understood that simply investigating Eldric from the shadows would not be enough. If they wanted to force the village elder into making a mistake, they needed to disturb the balance he had carefully maintained for fifteen years.
They needed to give him something he couldn't ignore, something that would make him wonder exactly how much Liam and Irina had discovered.
"When the sun comes up," Liam said, turning fully toward Voss, "I want you to start a rumor."
Voss raised an eyebrow. "What kind of rumor?"
"Tell people that I went searching for the cause of the town's problem," Liam replied. "Tell them I have found what is causing the town to remain trapped here."
