It was easier to think now. Outside the cave where the bitter cold forced her to pay attention to the outside world, to sensations beyond the dull, swirling mass that had bobbed around in her skull for the last few weeks, Vica began to remember things she hadn't thought about since leaving the Capital.
Her first thought, curiously, was of Felix. But maybe that wasn't so strange. She might not have gotten along well with Duke Aventine, but he had taken risks to ensure her safety as well as that of the others. And he had been the one to get taken in by the rest of the Order. She wasn't sure if his position gave him any true protection at all, but there was nothing she could do from here to help him. Maybe she should have thought of that when she first learned of his detainment and gone to b
