"My father showed you a way into Solenne," Gad said. "You knew him personally."
Doran didn't answer right away, eyes still fixed on the broken silhouette of the wall ahead. "Not well. But well enough that he trusted me with that much, before everything went wrong."
"You never mentioned this."
"There wasn't a version of this conversation that made it easier to hear." Doran finally turned to face him. "Your father and I served the same command structure for almost two years before the end. He wasn't just another officer to me. He was the reason I almost didn't make the deal I made that night."
"What does that mean."
"It means I hesitated," Doran said. "Because I kept thinking about what he'd say if he knew what I was considering. I made the deal anyway. That's the part I have to live wi
