Chapter Nineteen
The Big Picture
Iarion bit his lip and tried to figure out the right words to explain everything that had happened since he and Barlo had gone their separate ways in Lasniniar after their trip to Rasdaria. In the end, he settled for bluntness. He took a deep breath.
“Barlo, everyone back home thinks you’re dead.” Iarion shook his head. “I thought you were dead.”
Barlo’s eyes widened and he took an involuntary step backward. “What?”
“It was as if all my memories of you since your rebirth had been erased. The last thing I remembered was me killing you after we defeated the Khashada.” Iarion swallowed against the bitter memory. “If you had still been in Lasniniar, it probably wouldn’t have worked. I would have sensed you through the anchor bond. But you were gone. I sens
