(Daniel)
Two days after Magnus gives me his ultimatum, I leave Silverpeak territory before dawn. I don't tell anyone where I'm going. Just pack some supplies, grab gold from my stash, and head north toward the unclaimed territories.
That's where the desperate rogues live. The ones who have nothing to lose.
Varek is quiet in my mind as I walk through the forest. He hasn't spoken much since Rourke choked me. I think he's ashamed of what I've become.
'I can block you out if you want,' I tell him. 'Retreat to the back of my mind. Close the connection. You won't have to see what I'm doing.'
'And let you destroy us completely without even trying to stop you? No.'
'Then stop judging every decision I make.'
'I'll stop judging when you stop making terrible decisions.'
The journey north take
