It took a long time to settle after I walked back out to the room Epi created. While I was worried about my friends, I couldn"t help them the way they could by rallying around each other. After five months apart, it would take more than a few days to regain the relationship I"d had with them. The break-up of my relationship with Lucas and subsequent relationship with Conal would no doubt further complicate matters.
Lying back on the bed, I spent some time speaking to the spirits, then listened to their gentle murmurs as they soothed me into a deep sleep.
Standing on the plush red carpet of the Drâghici throne room, I faced the dais where the seven elaborate thrones had stood. They"d been destroyed when the wall and door were demolished behind them, fractured pieces scattered over the dai
