Vorian POV This has to be the most screwed-up situation I’ve ever been in. Not only is Maelira still missing, but Oren keeps sending two or three men at a time to "scout" various places where Kavira might be hiding. Days have passed since the stabbing, and although Kavira seems to be healing fast faster than I’d expect she’s almost back to normal now. The fax machine buzzed, dragging me from my thoughts. I walked over as five pages rolled out, stamped with the Light’s logo. I set them down on the desk I’d recently added to the room nothing extravagant, just a trial setup to see if it would be useful for her. Part of me still questions whether this will work. But after marking her, things changed. It’s like I never really had a choice the bond took root, and now everything feels… inevita

