At last Taena looked up, her tears giving way to anger.
"Kerr!" she whispered, "it was him, I'm sure of it."
"Kerr your ex-fiance?" asked Teegan, "why would he kill Brant?"
"I never told you this," Taena said, her eyes fixed on her sister, "but Kerr was evil. When I first met him, he seemed really nice, helpful, fun to be with. Then he began acting a bit strange..... I asked him what was wrong but he said nothing was. I stuck with him for another week, and then I saw him torturing a cat... He had hung it up on a tree from its back legs, and he was just watching it, laughing. I broke it off right there; told him to get out of my life. I heard news of him sometimes, I heard that he had become a great mage and was rumored to be able to use the ice spells.
Then I met Brant. About three weeks after I met Brant, Kerr sent me a letter telling me that he would kill me and Brant as well. I didn't tell Brant though... I'm not sure why... I watched for any signs of Kerr for maybe two weeks. Nothing happened, so I stopped. Then I went out for about five minutes, and when I came back, Brant was dead."
"What did you go out for?"
"Milk and eggs, why?"
"I thought it might be a clue or something."
"No, it's not."
The teakettle whistled, and Teegan sprang up to get it. Taena was silent while Teegan poured the hot water into mugs, and dropped in the teabags. When the tea had steeped, Teegan added milk and sugar and sat back down, giving a mug to Taena as well.
"Where does Kerr live?" asked Teegan.
"Edgeville, last I heard. He said he'd lived there with his parents until they died." Taena's amber eyes started to glow with the beginnings of rage, "are you coming with me?"
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