Chapter 23 Taytra Taytra took another bite of her soup, looking around the room. She couldn’t quite place why, but everyone felt uneasy. Like there was something they didn’t want to discuss. Andrew wouldn’t meet her eye across the table. What is going on? She set her spoon down. Paulo, Lyra, and Barin sat in a row, their markings slowly fading after Barin’s successful Fritual ceremony. Taytra could see the thick purple band glowing under his white linen shirt. The meeting had gone well as far as she was concerned. Serena had kept her promise and had managed to get more supplies from the council. I still need to get her to explain how she gets anything done with them. What is going on?I still need to get her to explain how she gets anything done with them.She glanced over at Ward, but he

