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With another glance she saw that Lynx’s name remained with no additional statement Lynx must have made it--made it home--and reported Yates’ death

Oh, YatesShe had feared it was so, that he’d died in the nexus of Castle Argenthyne, deep in the heart of Blackveil How could he have survived the presence of Mornhavon in his body, burning hi ht have destroyed all her coh her ioth, Lhean

Despite her fears, she’d held out hope; hope for dear, funny Yates Yates, who’d had so much of a future ahead of hi when the two of them had become separated from the others in Blackveil, had helped each other survive

She did not notice when the professor stood and crossed over to her chair, but there he was at her elbow proffering a handkerchief She took it gratefully, dried her eyes and blew her nose

He ers rested on Yates’ name because he said, "One of your coood friend?"

"Yes," she replied "They all were"

She found her own na

Missing, not deceased

"Is this what you wantedat the entry

"Er, keep looking"

She did Over the weeks of entries that followed, Daro continued to list her as Missing Pay was set aside for her Weeks turned into months when finally she caan, presumed dead Accrued pay and benefits to father in Corsa, L’Petrie Province

She glanced through the last few pages of the ledger, but did not see her naht I died in Blackveil"

"It is the only evidence of your fate we possess," the professor said, "other than your sitting here at this moment in this very chair"

"I never returned"

"Who is to say? They presuot here somehoho is to say it’s impossible for you to return? But that said, I’est that you an reread the simple words in Daro’s neat script, so toneless and without e did it take her friends to forget about her and ured Green Riders were always kept busy with duties to fulfill, ers to face They could not afford to dwell on the death of any single Rider