Morning brought a new plan, though it took most of breakfast before everyone agreed on it.
"We go back for Selene," Rowan said, setting down his cup with more force than he intended. "Not directly at the estate. Wherever the safehouse is that Veil mentioned."
"We don't know where that is," Dane pointed out. "Veil never told us specifically."
"No, but Idris did, before Veil interrupted," Rowan said. "Two streets from her home. That's specific enough to search."
Maren studied him carefully across the small table. "You're determined about this."
"She helped us because Dane vouched for her," Rowan said. "She's in danger because of a choice she made to trust us. I'm not leaving her to pay for that alone."
Lira nodded slowly. "I agree. But we do this smart. We watch the location first, und
