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Firian
Brett convinced Firian to spend the night before confronting the Tanyu in charge of Raewhith. “You’re tired. You need to be in better shape.” She used her motherly wiles until he came around to her way of thinking. Gaius didn’t seem surprised.
Firian told Gaius to push their bed into a corner without windows, and to stand guard directly beside her, armed with multiple weapons. Brett insisted on holding the baby in her arms in case the danger was as real as Firian thought.
So he slept a few short hours in the front room, planning to wake early to meet the Tanyu who expected him to check in once he arrived.
Even that brief sleep was plagued by dreams. He and Kiria walked together through Charäkhnem. He’d never been there, but it was clear that Kiria wanted to show it to him. I
