Chapter 29
Isika was helping the old woman make dinner when Keethior called out to her.
Your brother . . .
She dropped the carrot she was peeling as her hands suddenly stopped working.
What? Keethior? What happened?
He’s been taken. They took him. I’m so sorry.
What do you mean? Who took him? She was already walking toward the door, ready to throw it open and rush outside, but Hera stood up and walked in front of her, leaning against her legs so she couldn’t take another step.
You can’t go out there. They took him to find you, the mother cat said.
No, no, Isika told both of them. You can’t keep me here. You don’t understand. Benayeem will crumble under this. This is his worst nightmare, his living demon.
You have to trust him, Keethior told her. He has been changing and growing, t
