Without his officers, who had poisoned the Hart River after disobeying his command to stand down, General Indrid Cole finished scanning the perimeter of the kingdom. This time he’d ordered his men to secure the gates. And this time they complied. In the late afternoon Indrid visited Montague’s quarters, but Montague wasn’t home, so he made himself comfortable on the library’s sheepskin bench as he sifted through books. He was intrigued by the cloaked man’s form and his vision of Rayne. He suddenly wanted to know more about magic. Also, he wanted to look into the bloody fingerprints Anna had described. Then he heard tapping on the door. “A letter for Montague La’Rose, sir,” a young messenger said. “It came urgently.” “Thank …show more content…
And that bothered him most. At times it was infuriating. Indrid felt an impetuous need to find him. He figured that if Montague wasn’t home, or in the castle kitchen, then he must be having tea in the courtyard. He hoped that his childhood guardian had a genuine explanation, but the kink in his stomach warned him otherwise. The General took two officers that he’d been acquainted with while visiting Apollo from the arena dungeons to assist him; men he could rely on. If Montague was involved with witchcraft he would be dangerous. On the lush garden lawn, Indrid found Montague sitting on a blanket reading a journal. A few books and papers surrounded him. Indrid reminisced having tea here with him and Anna many times before. They’d come here after dinner in the summertime to relax and tell stories. The sentimental memory caused him to hesitate. But he was General now. He could not let his feelings dilute clear judgment. Montague had once told him this. And Indrid struggled as he realized how much the man he was about to arrest had taught him in his life. But he swallowed his reservations, putting responsibility and civic duty before his personal