Chapter 69

• They had moved to a very well-guarded area of the cells, and since doing so, Nova stood there without comment. It concerned Bastian that she was so quiet. Was she still cross with him for her being here? He glanced to see Tor was still on the phone, hopefully, that meant Trendan had names. The prince from Veiltide had been called and his response hadn’t been pleasant Michael told them. It seemed to him that the more they unraveled, the more questions they had. That annoyed him more than all of it. He liked puzzles, but this was layer after layer after layer.
• Liri looked completely enthused to be involved in all of this. He smirked; may the Gods help her other when she finds him. Keeping her out of trouble would be a full-time job.
• Bastian found himself watching Nova again as she moved over to speak with Crissy. Whatever she said animated the little seer, who immediately went over to her large intimidating mate, Victor. He gazed down at her with such adoration on his face, that it struck Bastian with the realization that all creatures were the same in the sense that they all sought love and treasured any measure of it they found.