‘Viviane!’ said Idoc quietly at the centre of the pentagram of calling, and smiled to see the eagerness with which she rushed towards him. Was there something left, after all, of her old desire for him? A desire Caradawc could not completely satisfy, just as he himself could not completely satisfy her need for a steadier, deeper kind of love. Well, if it was so, it would make his task that much easier.
She took the stairs two and three at a time, and only paused at the threshold of the final door. It lay open, the chamber beyond well-lit with lamps. The blank wall where the obsidian mirror had been was hung now with a tapestry of rich and glowing colours. She could not see the design, but was instantly curious. There was no sign of Idoc, and she was shocked at the disappointment that she
