Or could he?
Why not try?
By his own admission he was a powerful man—so powerful that others sought to use that power for their own selfish purposes. All at once she turned to him. “How much did Thorn tell you? Did he mention a romance novel?”
“A romance novel?” He frowned slightly. “I am afraid I do not understand.”
“You see, I…” Her words stopped abruptly when the memory of Thorn’s words echoed through her mind.
Release you from a novel you are trapped in? Tell him that and he will likely send you to Hellingly—an insane asylum overrun by rats.
Had Thorn been right? He had said he knew his master well. Perhaps he did know best, she decided, her shifting eyes glancing toward the precipice, the last scene—the scene of her death!
“You were saying?”
“Nothing,” she muttered.
“Well then, may I escort you to your room?”