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Toxin
After The Attack On The Queen
Kevin had to curb his impatience as he followed the party back to the Killiam Sanctuary. He’d known this place existed, of course—it had been ceded to the Order back in his own day—but he’d certainly never been inclined to check it out. Why would he? A handful of disaffected, frightened humans removing themselves from the world to live apart. He doubted any of the others had bothered either. Still, it seemed that perhaps they should have paid attention to them a whole lot sooner.
Kevin thought back trying to remember which had risen first. The rumours of the increasing numbers of those with power going mad and breaking, killing all around them as they went through the transition, or the tales of the movement against those born with the ability, an
