“Tear that young girl’s heart out and eat it before our eyes,” Amaal bluntly stated. “That is all.”

Shadow’s expression utterly froze.

The knights sitting in their chairs put their hands on their weapons, as if subtly suggesting to him that he should do what Amaal asked of him, or they would attack him.

Shadow didn’t have this in his calculations. He was expecting to be rewarded for his efforts, perhaps, after putting him through another tough battle right before the king’s very eyes, but he su