Diwa and Venus had been sitting one in front of the other, in a profound meditation state for about an hour. Mr. Levett had actually sat with the two ladies and was in a deep trance as well. His promise to Ros weighed on him, not because he didn't have in mind that everybody returned safely from that mission before he asked, but because Reinout had invoked what Quentin treasured the most... Aleena. The woman who was the reason for his retirement and building the large house that was currently hosting a group of special magickal users. Aleena was like her father, freckles, red hair, tall, white complexion, very strong in many ways, in her character and will, and physically. She had been a Raad field agent for longer than Quentin had been alive. And he had loved her from the first t

