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get him away from that bull creature. I’m sure there is a way. And it will be easier than that quest.”
    Erec turned away. It was too hard to look at her face as he said, “The Fates said the only way to save Trevor is this. My days are numbered anyway, okay? The Furies took my soul, and they still have it. Any day now I’m going to turn evil. I mean really evil, Bethany. I’ve seen the stuff that I’m going to do—and it’s not pretty. I’m going to turn into a whole different person. That’s why Tarvos called me to him. He was going to turn me into a Golem so I’m not a danger to everyone.” Even speaking the words made him sick. How could he actually walk into his death? But at the same time, what else was there to do? Not save Trevor and instead become an evil maniac?
    Bethany stared at him, mouth open. Finally, she said, “But you can get your soul back from the Furies, remember?” She thought a moment and then gasped. “Wait a minute. . . . You need to do this quest before you can talk to the Furies? This is horrible! You have to die before you can even talk to them about getting your soul back? There has to be another way. . . .”
    “Bethany, I saw into the future with my dragon eyes, and no other way will work.”
    She squinted at him, eyes red, and covered her ears with her hands. “I don’t want to hear this.”
    “I’m sorry.” Erec gave her a hug and gently pulled a hand offher ear. “If I do this quest—even if I die—I might still be able to talk to the Furies after. If I die, maybe they’ll give me my life back. That’s what I have to keep thinking about.”
    He didn’t feel too confident. But there really were no other options. Thinking about Trevor helped him focus. At least now he wasn’t keeping all of his worries inside. Plus, he would be saving five people that were about to be killed by Baskania, wouldn’t he? If he had to go, better that way than become a Golem . . .
    Jam looked sick. “Young sir, Modom Bethany might be correct. Let’s think first of another way to save Trevor. I’m sure your father would agree.”
    “There is no other way. Didn’t you hear the Fates?” Erec shook his head. “Both of you have to promise never to say a word about this to my parents. They would try to do something stupid to stop me.” He looked from Jam to Bethany. “I need all the help I can get to have the guts to go through with this. Do you think it’s easy? It’s going to be nearly impossible, but it’s the only logical choice.”
    Bethany’s voice sounded strangled. “Please, Erec. Just give it a chance. We’ll try to save Trevor ourselves. We’ve done a lot harder things than that before! And I promise you—if I see you changing, turning into something . . . bad, I’ll tell you right away, okay? I won’t let you go on like that.”
    Jam nodded solemnly. “Young sir, I, too, will watch you like a hawk. And I will be prepared to restrain you if you start doing things that you shouldn’t. Plus, I shall wait until that time to say anything to your parents, just in case you never turn evil at all. There is no need to worry them yet. But Bethany is correct. Do not even think about giving your life in this quest tomorrow. I must beg you to reconsider. Please, young sir.”
    Erec took a breath. They would never understand, he was sure. They had not been with him when Tarvos told him what his fatewas. They had not seen the visions of Erec destroying families and hurting children. They did not understand that the Fates knew the only way he could save his brother. Erec’s future was hopeless, no matter what he did at this point. Finally, he pretended to agree, so they didn’t get in his way. He had to free Trevor. And he would save five innocent victims of Baskania as well.
    Or at least he hoped he would have the guts to do it. Thinking about what might happen to him made him physically sick. But he was literally doomed either way, with no soul. And what about all of those