“But if she stole his powers, wouldn’t that break the balance among the courts?” Xavier mused as Clare nodded in agreement. It was a lot to process but it did seem weird that the Seelie Queen would steal the Unseelie King’s power to keep balance. And then there was the fact that Mikus was the one after her… Could Mikus’ leader be the Unseelie King? It was possible since no one knew who the leader was exactly. Still, everything was so confusing and Lav was just giving them the context of the situation. Clare sighed inwardly. It was going to be a long night trying to figure out everything and she wanted to speak to Xavier privately about earlier. Not that he seemed willing to talk. He was being civil in front of others but she could still tell he was giving her the cold shoulder. “Not

