Although the use of angel blood in the Jh'tishal's blood magic still stuck in his craw, Te relaxed his posture and moved to sit down again. At least the Eineu were as harmless as they seemed. The question was, would they remain that way?
“Them? You speak of them as if they are not you.”
“They are essentially another species. As an Eineu, my memories of being a Jh'tishal are distant and dream-like. Likewise, my Eineu memories are alien to me now, as if they belong to another. I speak of Eineu as them, because they are not me.”
John frowned, looked at his hands, and flexed them, providing further proof that he found the whole situation as unnerving as Te did.
“And now? Why are you back now?”
“I have puzzled over that since my charge went to bed.” When John looked at him, Te could see th
