Mark Stern combed through the Sarran libraries. He did not trust the fates to separate him from Bane. Now that the block was released his one overwhelming emotion other than those feelings set aside for Juraens, was absolute terror. He feared Bane in a way he had feared no man before. Bane’s aura hung about his own as if a cancer ate away at his soul.
Mark knew Bane was a desperate, dangerous man. However, Mark sensed that Bane was more dangerous to him than to any other being on this vessel. Despite reassurances from TeZarron and a psi shield from Juraens, Mark smoldered in his own misery. He needed his beloved but was prohibited physical contact prior to the hearing. His brain jumped about, unable to settle and concentrate. He knew what he needed, what he had not found necessary since h
