Chapter 405: Another Spy

Astrid's POV

The air in the dungeon was damp and heavy, clinging to my skin like a second layer.

The faint flicker of the bright light painted uneasy shadows on the stone walls, casting long, distorted shapes that felt as restless as the questions swirling in my mind.

Killian and I stopped outside Andros's cell, and for a moment, neither of us spoke.

Andros sat against the wall, his posture slouched, his gaze fixed somewhere distant, as though we weren't there.

His face was pale, worn, and etched with the weight of regret he had carried silently since Rowena's death.

"Andros," I said, my voice softer than I intended. It was impossible to ignore how different he looked now, like a man who had already resigned himself to whatever fate we would decide.

His dark eyes flicked toward me briefly before dropping back to the ground. "What now?" he asked, his voice hollow, lacking the defiance I used to know.

tone firmer than mine. "We need answers," he said. "The fragments of the Forsaken Amulet are

tilting back against

had warriors left behind to investigate the area, to find clues that will make us better understand what the rogues are planning, but the rogues risked getting caught by going

hands resting on his lap. "I don't

planning and end it all. We thought it was the key to stopping him, but he's gone back for the

we didn't know? Was there a way to fix the amulet?" Killian questioned straightforwardly, not bothering to hold

way to stop the rogue king's plans, but it's not enough to stop the rogue

for years. He wouldn't stop so easily. Destroying his only weapon

wouldn't give up even after we destroy the amulet. He will not stop until he achieve his goals. I

thought. "Do you think it's possible?" I pressed. "Can it

his head,

if the rogue king does find a way to repair it, we will all be in serious trouble

know his identity? Maybe if we find out who he is and why he is doing this, then we could just talk to him and convince

his voice flat. "I don't know his real name or his reasons. No one

studied Andros carefully, "You must

met him and I worked with him in the past, we weren't close. He didn't trust me enough because of my identity," Andros answered with no hint of deceit in

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