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Chapter 1

"Is that what they do?" Wyatt was gripping his grandfather's ar of Karathia

"The Larentii Wise Ones Change What Was—when the tiht," Lissa explained They couldn't really see anything—Kifirin had relinquished Reah's body the moment the five Larentii and their Protectors appeared All of them pulled the pertinent people out of the ballroom of the San Gerxon Casino Inside a private banquet room, the Larentii Wise Ones, surrounded by their Protectors, orking with their energy over Reah's Thifilatha

"But hoill she be if they bring her back?" Wylend worried

"The same Anyway, that's what I hear"

"Mom?" Gavril's voice floated from behind, filled orry

"Son, go back out there, you need to caluests and let them know it's over," Gavin took his son's arain, instead of nearly seventy

Gavin walked out with Gavril, while Farzi, Nenzi and six other reptanoids ca in

"How our Reah?" Nenzi was nearly in tears

"The Larentii are doing what they can," Lissa tried to reassure him

"I felt her die" Aurelius arrived as quickly as he could—sonment

"Aurelius, the Wise Ones are working on her," Lissa did her best to hold the old vampire back Tory was on his knees as close to Reah and the Wise Ones as he could get Norian had come and he and Lendill were in a corner with Kaldill Schaff Norian and Lendill's father were both trying to calm Lendill

"Soht cahter knot

"They've forced her out of the Thifilatha," Lissa sighed "Is Kifirin still here?"

"I aod sounded tired Exhausted, actually

"Tell me what happened," Lissa demanded

"Sohed "That is why the Wise Ones appeared—this event was not in the timeline Neither was Reah's child's death Unfortunately, the Wise Ones cannot recall an unborn child"

"Then what changed it? What made this happen?"

"Someone who shouldn't have the ability has tapped into the Telling Winds to change things," Willem appeared "Until now, only I have been able to tap into that power I didn't see the baby's death until it was too late" Willem shivered "I understand that Reah healed the core on Cloudsong before she came here"

"She healed a dead world? That's incredible Kifirin, does this ain?" Lissa stared up at the dark god

"Avilepha, we cannot send her out to do these things If she chooses to go, I will not hold her back I think she needs protection, love She saved your youngest, did you know?"

"He said as o back to him now?"

"I cannot answer that" A collective sigh drew their attention—the Wise Ones were stepping back And then as one, they all disappeared Tory was off his knees, but Wylend reached Reah before him

"Erland, stay here asReah in his arms "Wyatt, Corolan, Garek, with me," he added Wylend disappeared with Reah

"Son, let's go see e can do to support Gavril," Erland muttered to Ry They took off toward the ballroom

"Mom, I need to be with Reah," Tory was at Lissa's side in as little time as it took to skip there