28 His raging garnered so much attention that he found himself face-to-face with Zibanitu himself. The Rishi's stare studied the human's face as they stood eye-to-eye in front of the lenses that projected them to each other. Hearing Amalthea had taken Dee to see the Twins was enraging enough. Hearing Zi's people had been barred from going sent Hamal over the edge. It was bad enough he'd been unable to watch over or guide her once they'd reached Amaltheum. He'd pulled away when told to be careful where his human senselessness was leading him. That was what Amalthea's speech had told him the night he'd gone with Desiree to her room. He could have lived with distance, if at least able to keep an eye on her. Having her taken entirely from his sights was maddening. For three minutes, Zibani

