Idols and Enemies (Amplifier 4)

I knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences.So we had prepared.We'd planned.We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn't interested in exacting.What we didn't know was that we'd find ourselves hosting a dysfunctional family reunion — the kind where everyone tries to kill someone at least once over dinner.Sorcerers and witches.With me in the middle.Mediating.I could wipe a small city from the face of the earth. I could vanquish a horde of demons with only two shortswords. I could infiltrate a magically fortified compound without detection, stand against black witches, and defy even those capable of manipulating minds.What I couldn't do was mediate a family squabble that stretched back decades, replete with kidnapping, magical coercion, and rape.Or I couldn't mediate with...