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.

forward, his tone firmer than mine. "We need answers," he said. "The fragments of the Forsaken Amulet are missing. We believe the rogue king

He let out a soft, weary sigh, his head tilting back against the cold stone. "The amulet is

left behind to investigate the area, to find clues that will make us better understand what

hands resting on his lap. "I don't know," he

planning and end it all. We thought

fix the amulet?" Killian questioned straightforwardly, not bothering to hold back his

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

wouldn't stop so easily. Destroying his only

he achieve his goals. I just don't know what he

thought. "Do you think it's possible?"

his head,

the rogue king does find

rogue king? Do you know his identity? Maybe if

know his real name or his reasons. No one did. He keeps his secrets close, even from those

studied Andros carefully, "You must know

told me something, but I swear he didn't. Although I 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

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