Chapter 12 “Defeat has never been an option. I may lose a skirmish, I may have to retreat and regroup, but I will not lose the war. There is too much at stake, although I don’t even know what is at stake. There are too many unknown variables. What I do know, what I am utterly sure of, is even if I have to go to the furthest depths of hell to save the healers my sister has stolen, I will do it, and I just might toss my sister into the pit while I’m at it.” ~Perizada “You need to rest,” Lucian’s voice came from behind her. “There is no rest for me. I will find none until I have done what I was charged to do. You were a warrior, you know what it is like to have orders that you must carry out, to have those who have been entrusted into your care to keep safe, and then fail them.” Peri held