Silver Creek crimes against children are so easy to get away with.

As Artaax walked away, Bat slowly climbed to her feet and gave herself a shake. By the next time she glanced in his direction, he'd stopped. "Let's go," he said and Bat's heart thumped a little harder in her chest. Where did he want her to go?

"Uh," she answered, "where?" Was he taking her back to the plateau? What was he even doing here? Had Wildfire asked him to come? Nobody had even mentioned Artaax. What the fuck was going on here?