His smile turned sad. “Yes, she was incredible. But you two are even more so. I’m sure she is unbearably annoying to the rest of the afterlife at how proud of you two she is.”

Tim snort-laughed and nodded.

“Wait, okay, hold on.” I took a deep breath, then put my hand on his leg. “So then we need Bettina to wake up so that she can give you and Sam a Heavenly weapon so you can take yourselves out if you must.”

Everest’s wide eyes locked on me and just stared.

“Lilith torturing you for an eternity is not an option.” I shook my head and squeezed his leg just to confirm he was really there. “So either we get you a Heavenly weapon so you can save yourself or I will have to go in there after you and finish the deed myself.”

He paled. “You will not enter Lilith’s realm.” His voice was low and dangerous.

“I’ve told you before, no darkness will keep me from you. I am not her bloodline, eventually her torture would kill me and my soul will be untouchable. If I can’t be willing to die to save my soulmate, then you shouldn’t have revealed the truth to me.”

His face was unreadable. He just stared at me.

Saber gripped his shoulder and gave him a little shake. “That is a good idea. No one wants you or Sam to meet that end, or not end, should I say. It’s best if you have the ability to save yourself. I fear if it comes to that, you won’t have anyone else around.”

Tegan was already nodding, her fingers gripping the Book of Shadows. “Agreed. I will get you two a weapon blessed by Heaven in some form, one that will provide an express pass to Heaven where she could never touch you. I just need time to figure that out, or to get Bettina awake.”

“Good. Because I will go in after him.”

“Please, stop. Do not speak of that or I shall never rest.” Everest closed his eyes, but his shoulders were rising and falling fast.

“Everest.” Jackson scrubbed his face with his hands, then cursed. “What can you tell us about those injured in the Land of the Lore?”

Everest opened his eyes and scowled. “Zabkiel has not told you?”

I cocked my head to the side. “Which one is Zabkiel again?”

Everest smirked. “Riah.”

Tegan cursed and turned to face Bentley.

He shrugged. “I told you.”

“What?” I glanced back and forth. “What?”

Royce signed, “Don’t like that.”

“Excuse me, Mister Frost Mountain.” Savannah waved her hands wildly. “What didn’t Riah tell us? And why didn’t he?”