Brantley had barely touched his food. "Nusgroth told me that you are back. Have you got the stone or you have resigned to your fate of staying here forever?" he asked.
Dawn could feel how tense he was and that gave her inner satisfaction. Her wolf smiled. "Brantley, I have brought the ruby back. It is beautiful and seriously I am tempted to take it with me."
His expressions changed. The pupil in his eyes became smaller. "Hand it over to me," he said in a very cold voice.
Dawn tilted her head and mused, "Just like that?" She placed her fork down, rested back on the chair and said, "What about the pact we had that you would break the magic seals and let us leave?"
"Give me the gem," he snarled as his lips curled back on his teeth.
