Early the next morning, Orion was making the same wish he had the night before. Standing near the railing of the ship, he glanced up as Nali shouted down a reminder. He waved his hand in acknowledgement.
“I know, capture Magna, and don’t kill her. I’ll know when the time is right,” Orion muttered with a shake of his head.
“She is as cryptic as ever. I swear she makes up half the stuff,” Ashure remarked.
“She has the mirror of the Goddess. She sees things that we don’t,” Orion reminded Ashure.
Ashure shrugged. “Sometimes you see things that aren’t what you think,” he retorted.
Orion frowned. He hadn’t missed the slightly bitter smile or biting tone in Ashure’s remark. The sound of footsteps pulled his attention to Jenny. She was walking across the deck and chatting with Kapian. Somethi
