THE ANNA WAS THE FIRST to speak, once we reached the three of them. “I’m very sorry that you were attacked. I am looking into whether any of my people were experimenting or playing with their powers upstream, foolishly forgetting to make sure no one further downriver would be affected. If I find such an accident occurred, I promise you I will properly chastise those responsible.”
Right, because I was totally sure he’d find evidence of this ‘accident’ and ‘chastise’ the guilty. Why did that refrain sound familiar to me?
I glanced at Luca, expecting to see the same disbelief from him. But he was busy watching the man next to the Anna, the one we hadn’t met yet.
“I understand that your concerns are elsewhere, but we must beg your indulgence. This is Elissa,” he said, holding out a beckonin
