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favor: don’t get yourself killed, okay? I’ll see you soon, Sexy Pixie.
    Ryn

 
     
     
     
    PART
    II
     

 
     
     
     

     
     
     
    Take the faerie paths to the other side of our realm where the Dragon’s Back mountain range is . Go to the foot of the peak that looks like a dragon’s tooth. Climb straight up for half a day. Look for a grouping of three tall rocks like fingers in a row. The entrance is at the base of the middle rock. It shouldn’t be too difficult to find.
    Yeah. Right.
    Eight days later and where am I? In the middle of flipping nowhere. At the foot of a mountain range. Disheveled, hungry, and frustrated. All because Kale, Violet’s father, sent me off on this mission. This highly important, highly secret, highly unsuccessful mission.
    I dump my pack at my feet and stare up at the mountain peak I’m starting to hate the sight of. I think it’s the right one. It looks more like a dragon’s tooth than any of the others. Unless . . . dammit, they all look like dragon’s teeth. And I’ve climbed up at least five peaks in this mountain range. There’s no grouping of three tall rocks anywhere .
    I close my eyes and rub my hand across my unshaven jaw. What makes this situation even more infuriating is that I have no communication devices with me. No amber, no mirror, nothing. Because what else did Kale say? It isn’t safe to use your amber. New magical technology allows people to track communication devices when you use them.
    Great.
    The guy is clearly paranoid.
    And I’m starting to think the Order of the Guard doesn’t exist.
    The Order of the Guard. A secret group of faeries guarding an ancient weapon that could destroy Tharros’ enduring power. I’d like to believe this Order really exists, but I have to admit it seems unlikely. It was only the barest of a rumor that led Kale to begin searching for them in the first place. And it took him almost a year to gather enough information on where they might be hiding. Barely anyone knew what he was talking about. It’s been so long since guardians destroyed Tharros all those centuries ago. Anyone who might have known about a secret weapon that could destroy the power he left behind is probably dead by now.
    I sit down on the nearest rock and weave a spell around myself to ward off the chill. It’s worse here than back home in Creepy Hollow. The leaves have only just begun to turn autumn gold there.
    I want to go home.
    Yeah. As much as I hate the thought of failure, home is where I want to be. I want to get back to fighting bad guys, solving crimes, and having Violet try to sneak up on me in my bedroom. I want to sit at the top of the gargan tree whispering secrets in her ear and kissing her.
    But I haven’t forgotten the very last thing Kale said to me: Do not return until you’ve found them. This is very important, Ryn. Tharros’ power will be unleashed upon the world again, and this time, we need to destroy it.
    I asked him why he wasn’t going on this mission himself, if it was so important. He said the Seelie Queen didn’t want him disappearing on some weapon hunt she believed was futile.
    Seems the Seelie Queen and I agree on something.
    If Kale is certain Zell’s going to unlock the chest of power soon, then shouldn’t I be at home getting ready to defend the Guild with everyone else? Violet’s contact at the Unseelie Palace may have already told her when Zell’s planning to attack. The Guild might be preparing for battle right now. And where am I? Wandering the wilderness like a fool looking for something that doesn’t exist.
    But you have orders , a voice at the back of my mind says. Orders from a senior guardian who reports directly to the Seelie Queen. That’s not something you want to disobey.
    I’ll give it two more days. That makes ten days. Surely that’s enough? If there really is no Order hiding out here, Kale can’t expect me to search forever , can he?
    I want to see Violet.
    The desire strikes suddenly,