Chapter 90: The rest of the story.

Chapter 90: The rest of the story.

AFTER A MOMENT, Nigel decided he would tell the rest of the story. This was going to be hard, but some part of him felt compelled to explain.

“Nightmen agreed to leave with the human and his creator. Together, they went to nick a ship. All he wanted was his human safe, but that is not what his brother, Mantualownibso, wanted.”

“I see.” Fenton stopped abruptly before they reached Elijah, creating a respectful distance. Nigel wondered if he was protecting Elijah from hearing the rest of this story or if he was protecting Nigel from telling it in front of an audience. Either way, it was kind of him.

“The night that they planned to leave, Mantua tried to—” Nigel swallowed the words, the bitter taste of the memory coating his tongue.

“Mantua wanted to touch Elspeth in a way she didn’t accept,” Fenton finished for him, his voice grave.