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Inside his mind, he frowned.

That pain in his chest worsened, but he nodded again.

He did know. He knew.

He knew lots of things.

“You mustn’t let yourself get confused, my wise brother,” Menlim said. “I understand that your light feeds you more information than most. I understand what family means to you. It is important to me, as well… more than you can possibly know. But you mustn’t let these things confuse you, beloved Prophet. Betrayals cannot be tolerated. Disloyalty, a selfish refusal to do one’s duty, a total disregard for what is sacred, for the past… these things are the rot that eats civilization from its roots.”

Feigran nodded. He understood.

He knew what the Father cared about.

He could see his sister and brother in that other place.

They were struggling again, together and separately. Power and love, light and truth, fear and courage, despair and hope. They looked for that truth inside their own minds, inside each other’s bodies, inside each other’s lights. They looked for it in Lily, in their friends, in their love for their families, their people.

They felt responsible.

They felt responsible for all of it… for protecting all of the rest.

For creating a future for Lily.

Pain whispered through Feigran’s light.

He was alone. All alone.

It wouldn’t be long now, though. He knew what she would do. Sister Alyson. Bridge. Light between worlds. Destroyer ofthe way things are, the way things had been.Bringer of truth. Bringer of destiny.

Half-awakened prophet.

It wouldn’t be long now.

Feigran smiled, thinking these things, sitting among those swirling dunes of sand. Alyson would hand him the keys to the kingdom.

The magic keys. The keys to Revi’s light.

It would happen soon.

Very soon.

Very, very soon.

Chapter39

Tell The Truth

When I woke up next, my wrist was chained to the wall.

I looked at it, surprised.

I was too tired to care that much, really.

I noted Revik was no longer there, in the room with me. It didn’t feel like he’d been gone long. I knew he’d have to be back before the clock ran down on him again, but some part of me hurt as I felt for him with my light and couldn’t find him.

I wondered where he was, who he might be with.

Thankfully, my wondering didn’t last long.

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