Alyna didn’t know how long she had sat next to Ben’s dead body. What was she waiting for? The truck that picked up public waste? He had to be considered public property because he hadn’t died in his own home, and he had no family he was still in contact with. She had accused him of betraying her, of betraying Amaraq. The ordeal had sent him away to the South, where she thought there would be more opportunities for his talent.
AYet he had come back for her. And he was killed because of that. Who was at fault? She didn’t know.
She still could make no sense of the sensation she’d got when she touched the blade that killed Ben. And she didn’t understand why the angel claimed to know her. She couldn’t remember anything about what he had said, but the sensation was real. She certainly remember
