The Midnight Sea (The Fourth Element #1) - Plot & Excerpts
I’d been afraid Ilyas would prevent me from attending, but it seemed the King had insisted I be present. Most likely to keep my daēva under control when the judgment was passed. I had thought all night, trying to foresee every outcome, looking for chinks in Ilyas’s claims. Of course, they were a complete fabrication. He had no real evidence, other than what Victor had said. But I knew Ilyas believed it and his words would carry the weight of conviction. He needed someone to blame. Someone to punish. The real culprits—Victor, the necromancer, even Queen Neblis herself—were out of his reach. That left Darius. As I walked with my escort of Immortals to the audience chamber, I tried to keep calm, despite the dryness of my mouth. I had a strange floating feeling, from lack of sleep and, let’s face it, sheer terror. But I would need to choose my words carefully. If I offended the King, it was over. The chamber was packed to bursting with Immortals, Numerators, magi and the King’s retinue of richly dressed nobles.
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