*WARNING: THIS IS A SPOILER!! I YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, DO NOT READ!*

“Phee, I need to tell you something,” fragen said.
“What?”
“Can you see Myrie?” he asked.
“No, I can't see her. What does she have to do with what you are telling me?”
“Okay,” he dropped his voice to a whisper, “This is really hard to say. I… well, um…”
“What is it?” I was confused. Was something wrong?
“Myrie and I have been lying to you. That is, we havent been telling the whole truth. Myrie does not want to do good with the Stone. This has all been a trick to get you to help her. She gave you the dreams so that you would leave home. She hired me and told me to tell you that story about my family… which wasn’t true. She convinced you that finding the Stones was the right thing to do.”
“You must be joking,” I said, laughing nervously. “This cannot be real.”
“I only wish this was a joke, Phee, but it’s not. I feel so bad now. We need to stop Myrie. If she finds out how to use the Stones, it will be the end for everyone. Do you have the necklace I gave you on?”
“Yeah, why?”
“Because the necklace enables you to do powerful magic. Without it, you wouldn’t be able to do what we have to do.” he sighed, shoulders slumping. “There is only one way to defeat her. You can only kill her when she is in the act of killing another person.”
“Who else is here to die?” I asked, trying to deny the obvious.
“I’ll go. You kill her, Phee, and make it as painful as you can.” Fragen stood up confidently, breathing deeply.
“No, fragen, you can’t,” I objected. “I would hate myself if I had to live the rest of my life when you died.” He pulled me up and took my hands in his.
“Phee, there is no other way. Please, don’t make this any harder for me. you are the best friend I have ever had. This is really hard for me. I don’t want to leave, but it must be done.” His voice broke. We were both crying by now. I spotted Myrie out of the corner of my eye, making her way toward us.
“Myrie is coming,” I said. He nodded.
“What I want to say is that I have enjoyed this time we have had. Never forget me.”
“I won't , fragen. I won't ,” I said.
“What are you gues doing over here?” Myrie asked as she walked up.
“Well, I just asked Phee to marry me,” fragen lied.
“Well, congratulations,” Myrie said, a hint of delight playing across her face. I could only wish that this what the reason behind my tears. Fragen dropped my hands.
“Our hope is that we can have a nice, private wedding after this is all over,” I said, my throat dry.
“Wouldn’t that be nice,” Myrie said.