I had to set the enigma of his identity aside for the moment, though, because the Secretary had begun to speak again. Bright green eyes fixed on me, he said, “Honored Callista, it has been brought to our attention that your actions resulted in the death of a member of the Reptilian people. What say you?”
What the hell was I supposed to say? I glanced over at Raphael. His fingers squeezed mine, just a quick, gentle pressure.
Tell the truth. It will be fine.
All right. I did have to wonder what the point had been in assigning Anda to me as a counselor, since she didn’t seem ready to offer me any real advice, only sat there and gazed serenely at the Secretary. But I had Raphael, and he was the only person I needed. Strange how I could trust him so implicitly after we’d known each other for
