Chapter 513: The Pull Of Ameline

I spent the remainder of the day with Ram in tow, following the pull of Ameline. There were several times we were forced to hide from approaching Guards and dodge fights still breaking out all over Ilogabon, simply blending in with the rest of the fleeing populace in most cases.

I had no idea what Ameline was up to, but she led me on a labyrinth chase all over the hideous city, and I began to wonder as the largest suns set if she'd somehow managed to trick Ahbi's power into following a false trail while our quarry eluded us and escaped.

Ram finally pulled me to a halt when yet another tug ended up in a dead end alley.

"Your method is getting us nowhere," he said, holding up his hands in defense as I spun on him with a snarl.

"You try following the geas of a dead demon Ruler," I snapped.

Ram bowed his head with a little smile. "I'm not faulting you, Princess," he said. "But something is clearly making our job harder. Might I suggest something?"

"Go ahead." I stomped one foot befor