Alyna opened her eyes and knew instantly she was at Ethesus. The decor—or lack thereof—of the warehouse, the plain furniture around her, and the odor of rusty steel, old wood, and rubber told Ethesus’s story. It was their way of life—rough and simple. She respected that. But she wasn’t quite sure what to make of the fact she was lying on one of their beds.
AShe ached everywhere. Aside from beaming out some light when she’d claimed the leadership and lighting up the Scorpio statue in the temple, she hadn’t seen any additional benefit or power since she had turned.
The worst part was that Teacher had left her after that. She couldn’t ask any questions about her condition, let alone Caedmon’s—how he had shifted into animal form and how he’d shifted back. The fact that he’d snapped right bac
