Number of the Beast (Paladin Cycle, Book One) (43 page)

Elder Cai scoffed and
pointed a narrow finger. “Then let the fate of all worlds be on
your hands. May the angels of Heaven and Hell have mercy on your
pompous souls.”

“
Cease,” Prefect shouted
and held up a staff with a ruby jeweled head. “Your grip on your
sanity is as threadbare as your pupil’s.” Prefect Cauldrick
exhaled. “Effective immediately, Elder Rayden Cai, you are
dismissed from your post as active Elder of the Order of
Abel.”

Elder Cai drew solemn eyes towards the
reaching desert. “All is progressing as it should.”