Chapter 86

"Lo... Tec... Ughh..." I groaned, grabbing my hair and letting my forehead fall against the parchment.

The ink smudged under my wrist, staining the edge of my sleeve. I didn’t care. I’d been at this for hours. The candle beside me had burned low, casting long, warped shadows over the scrolls Torin had given me.

I tried again.

"Lo Tecran v–"

The next letter curled the wrong way, and I slashed my qu