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.

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

head tilting back against the cold stone. "The amulet is broken. What could he possibly want with pieces

with the rogues. You must know something. We 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 back just to retrieve it. Why would the rogue king go through such great lengths to do

shifted slightly, his bound hands resting on his lap. "I don't know,"

is planning and end it

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

stop the rogue king's plans,

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

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

stomach twisted at the thought. "Do you think it's possible?" I pressed. "Can it

his head,

know. I'm not a scholar or a mystic. I only know that if the rogue king does find a way to repair it, we will all be in serious trouble and Rowena's sacrifice

you 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

name or his reasons. No one did. He keeps his secrets

"You must

swear he didn't. Although I met him and I worked with him in the past, we weren't

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