Azriel didn't reply. He didn't need to when Valdis burned black and her desire to kill was so fierce the air was thick with it.
"Look," I said quickly, sensing it wouldn't take much for either being to attack the other right now. "As charming as this little catch-up moment is, the bitch with the keys might now be readying to open the second gate."
Yeska's attention turned to me – something I felt rather than saw. It hit like a punch in the gut, leaving me feeling a little breathless. "If the sorcerer steps onto the fields, then he or she will be stopped."
"You have found the location of her gate?" Azriel asked, before I could.
"On the fields side, yes. We have the location under surveillance."
Meaning she hadn't yet tried to access the fields. We still had time to stop her. "And are you going to share the coordinates or are you intending to keep the information all to yourselves?"
"I am here, am I not?"
"Then give us the grid reference, or face the consequences," Azriel all but growled.
Yeska snorted. "You would not overstep your precious rules, Mijai, and we both know it."
"I would not be so sure of that —"
"Guys," I cut in again. "How about we drop the machismo and just concentrate on the keys? You can rattle each other's chains all you want once we catch this bitch, but let's just first catch her."
"Indeed, let's." There was amusement in his tone. For supposedly unemotional beings, the Raziq – and Aedh in general – seemed to be full of emotion.
"The location of the gate is at -37.7925000, 144.98635. And remember, if you find this sorcerer first —"
"I've got to give you the keys or you'll kill my friends' present and future lives," I cut in wearily. "I know, and trust me, I am trying to get the key."
"Then try harder," he replied equably, and disappeared.