Simon looked at the young Daegrin standing in front of Ruvak.
"So it was you," he said calmly. "Veyra said you were there when she was struck."
Darik's lips curled into a cold smile.
"I struck her."
Across the cavern, Veyra's wind faltered for an instant. Ashra took the opening and slashed her across the arm, but Veyra barely seemed to notice. Her bloodshot eyes were fixed on Darik.
"And the western Wall?" Simon asked.
"The Wall opens for Varn blood." Darik raised his free hand and looked at it as though he were admiring it. "My sister opened it for her squad. I simply opened it for someone else."
Simon's expression didn't change.
So it was Darik who had opened the western section of The Wall. Thousands of beasts had poured into the western district because of that. The children's shelters had been there. Seraya had nearly broken down when she saw it.
And the one who had opened it was her own brother.
