Outwitted

Peak Mountain, Black Mountains, Battling Border

CHAVIAS

“Chavias…” Radix, the Demon Master’s crooning voice called through the cavernous lair like a dark wind.

The former Forever Knight rose from his sparse cot and walked to the barred door of his prison cell. “What?”

“You should know…” Radix teetered side to side, his arms outspread like a child mimicking flight. “I’ve found your boy.”

“Savage?”

“But of course…” Radix’s arms dropped to his side, and he gave a toothy, triumphant grin. Revealing his pointed teeth overlapping each other to close the jaws of a wolf trap.

“And?” Chavias asked. Feigning boredom as he turned and wandered back to sit on the side of his cot. Eyeing the dank stone floor between his feet.

“Libby is already there. I’d hazard a guess she’ll get a chunk out of him before he makes her.”

“I wouldn’t bet on that.” Chavias lifted his dark head. Black hair and beard catching bits of meager light as did his gray eyes to make them glint maliciously. “He’s the instincts o