Chapter Sixteen
Vekele“How did they evade us?” Vekele threw the broken shackles that once bound Cassana across the room. On the screen, footage of Baris marching onto a ship played on repeat. What good did replaying the footage do? It told him all he needed to know. His brother bound himself to Joie Starshade, for some unfathomable reason.
Pitch launched herself from his shoulder, but not before digging her talons into his mantle hard enough to feel. Perched high on a beam, she squawked at his outburst.
Spoiled hatchling came through their bond.
He regretted his tantrum. Such actions changed nothing and only tarnished his reputation. Still, he did not worry about his reputation. He worried for his brother’s life.
“I only have four eyes,” Kenth said.
“Six. You had six eyes on your tas
