ARIA WINTERS
The message sits on Kael's desk and nobody touches it.
We've all read it. We've all read the last line three times. We know about the empath. We know about the journal. And we know about the Raven.
"They were at the clearing," I say. "Or someone was. Because the timing of this message…."
"Proves they knew before we got back," Kael finishes. His jaw is set so hard I can see the muscle working. Through the bond, which is more open since the declaration, I can feel his anger boiling hard. He’s already thinking three moves ahead of the emotion itself. "Which means they have eyes on Shadowmoon that aren't Rhen. Rhen's gone. Someone else is still active."
"f**k," Marcus says, which is about how I feel too.
Kael looks at me for a second, then he faces Marcus. “Call Tobias,” Kae
