I spent the rest of the afternoon with Cal in the marketplace before the sun began to set and I finally had to decide what I wanted to do about giving Caius his answer.
I started to feel a heavy, unpleasant sensation in the pit of my stomach as I accepted that I was going to have to talk to the Emperor again, and I wished that I had been more open with Jax about what I had seen...about what the Emperor was, and what Jax was, and exactly what that could mean for me.
I continued to walk absentmindedly with Cal beside me.
We trailed around the stalls as the traders began to pack away their wares and the sun sank behind the imposing stone buildings that made up the heart of the city.
I sighed deeply and tapped Cal on the shoulder to get his attention.
“Do you know where he is?”
“You mea
