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Ciaran, Roy and Mori found nothing in the other wing of the Raven house, and they were now making their way back to the room where they’d left the four others. Lorcan had been up and was almost recovered, Rose had awakened, but there was no sign of Jay. Reading Ciaran’s question, Orla responded in anticipation, “Jay said he needed to go home, and I couldn’t stop him because Rose wasn’t up at that time and Lorcan was still out of it.”
Ciaran crouched next to Rose. “How are you feeling?”
“Not at my best, but I’ll cope. Orla told me about you and what you can do to help. Jay had his own problems, but he’s a good man. He was married to a woman shapeshifter. She died about five years ago, and since then, Jay has changed.”
“How did she die?” Lorcan asked.
“Nobody knows for sure. My predi
