Page 135 of Forsaken Secrets

Then I remembered Lunei and Solyn — those scars and lost years together because of him, and I hardened my heart.

No. That bastard deserved whatever came to him.

He screamed as the bond slammed into his chest and the sound reverberated in my head like nails on glass. It set my hair on end.

As it settled, though, I felt it … that tenuous connection to him.

I could feel his essence on the other end, and if I tugged I could pull it through the bond.

Aghast, I stared down at the silver cord. Was this what a bond mage did? Attack people?

If so, I wanted nothing more to do with it! It felt putrid and wrong in every way.

"Thank you, Miss Maderoth. Now, if you'd follow me? We'll need to be quick about it. Things are … less safe … the deeper we go."His words were stilted and tight, like he'd just finished climbing a cliff face. Then he disappeared.

I looked around, confused, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Just how was I supposed to follow him through this mess? The korras surrounding me drew nearer; the bonds reaching out like tentacles searching for their next meal.

My heart stuttered as one brushed my arm, and I desperately reached for Ellingsworth.

He might be evil, but at least he knew where he was going.

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