CHAPTER THIRTY
CLARK ENDLESS
We met in the forest, on the outskirts of the Winter and the Summer Courts. Half of it was covered in snow, the other half was like a jungle. Camp had been set up, and the two sides waited for us to emerge.
Thaddeus stood next to me, eyeing the two courts, somehow seeming even more intimidating with just the one eye. “You ready, boy?”
“Only if you are, old man,” I returned, managing a wry grin.
Thaddeus chuckled. “I do believe that is the first smile I’ve seen from you on this journey. Good. Half of being King is putting on a show. If they see you happy, and well, they’ll think your content. If they think there’s something wrong, they’ll call your bluff, and use it against you. Now is not the time for weakness.”
“Noted,” I said.
I started to make
