QUOTE : Who sent you?” Sicarius asked. <br /><br />Amaranthe considered carefully before answering. If he simply meant to scare her into providing information, he could have started with a knife against her throat. No, he had almost broken her neck. He had intended to kill her but stopped mid-motion. Why? And would he continue where he had left off if she answered incorrectly? <br /><br />“Commander of the Armies Hollowcrest.” <br /><br />Given the previous demonstration of how he could see through lies, the truth seemed a safer choice. Besides, she found herself reluctant to die to protect Hollowcrest’s anonymity. <br /><br />“Why?” <br /><br />“To kill you.” <br /><br />“That I gathered. Why did he send you? What did you do to anger him?” <br /><br />“I… Uhm, what?” <br /><br />“It was a suicide mission. You must have suspected.