Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Atreyu materialized in front of me in my kitchen where I was watching Roxy finish dishing up our lunch. “Are you hungry, Atreyu?” Roxy asked. “Oh no, thank you though I am just fine.” He said back to her. She set a plate in front of me, but I didn’t touch it right away.

“I need to interrogate the Necromancer. I plan to spend quite a bit of time down there figuring out everything I possibly can. I will need you to stay with Roxy while I'm away. I don’t care what she wants to do or where she wants to go, I need you with her. Understood?” I snapped at Atreyu.

“Yes sir.” He replied. “Once I finish my lunch, I will call for you. I plan to start the interrogation immediately.” I said. He nodded and then vanished. Roxy and I ate in silence. I was too busy brooding on what I was about to go do and I'm sure she was just as stressed.

“You’re not going to hurt her, are you?” Roxy’s soft voice infiltrated my ears, snapping me from my thoughts of torture and violence. “Well, it depend