Raziel stood in the dark dormitory room with the red communication crystal humming in his palm, while Oswyn pressed his spine against the wooden headboard and Lucian kept the iron practice dagger digging into the traitor's throat.
Raziel knew how to trace the magical signal back to Angelina right now.
He wanted to hunt the spy down and end the threat tonight, but the tactical side of his brain calculated the massive risk.
Killing Oswyn or attacking Angelina carried a heavy consequence because Seraphina would notice the sudden silence.
The cult leader would raise her defenses and change her plans if her informant disappeared.
Raziel needed Seraphina to feel comfortable and arrogant, so he needed her to make a stupid mistake.
He decided to turn the traitor into a weapon instead.
"Lower the blade," Raziel told Lucian.
Lucian frowned but pulled the iron dagger away from Oswyn's neck.
He sheathed the weapon at his belt.
