Our plan was madness, but it was our only shot. Whether it would work or not... That was an entirely different matter that we couldn’t afford to dwell on. We had to believe this would work.
“Let’s organise.” Flavia unfolded the list she made. “There are three parts to this. We need to make a functional bond for the guiding, Ylva needs to go into the Veil, and she needs to bring Astrid with her.”
“I can work with Ylva on getting her ready for the Veil,” Ryoko volunteered. She shot me a look that I couldn’t decipher, but I decided to interpret it as supportive. She didn’t seem as reluctant to spend time with me as before and I hoped I wasn’t just imagining it.
I gave her an appreciative nod. “If we’re doing that, Flavia should concentrate on making the link. She’s done it before.”
“Yes,
