22 The Watchers Ed watched the slaughter of the Sundered, shrouded by the veil, impressed at how well the group was working together. It had taken months and months of hard training for Kat, Cal and himself to form a tight fighting unit with their guards and that was in the days when those born with power didn’t live with a death sentence—in the days where possessing the power of the veil and being able to wield it was seen as an asset. It was not referred to as the ‘Taint’ like it was in this day and age. Then something went wrong and those born with the veil running through them started going truly mad. “They are doing well.” Ed looked over at his companions, who observed the scene below. Cal snorted. “So they should, they’ve spent enough time training together.” “Do you think they

