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"She’ll never agree," Lucent says to Raffaele as they and Michel look over the Tao "And even if she does--hoe travel with the White Wolf? I can hardly stand being around her Can you?"

"It’s a shaht her how to focus her illusions," Michel says "You heard what happened in Violetta’s chamber She attacked the soldiers and all but tried to kill you" He nods at Raffaele "You said yourself that she is beyond help What e with her ork?"

"I don’t," Raffaele concedes "But we need her None of us link with fury, and ill not be able to enter the inends are at all true"

"This could just be a waste of ti your bets on a theory of soo"

"Your life depends on this, Lucent," Raffaele replies "As much as any of ours It is all we can do, and we have very little tihs "Then it depends on whether or not Adelina thinks her life depends on this too"

Raffaele shakes his head "If Adelina refuses, ill have to force her hand But that is a dangerous game to play"

Lucent looks ready to reply--but in that instant, a young guard hurries up to them Clutched in his hand is a parch his head once at Raffaele before handing him the paper "A new dove This is froes a look with Lucent and Michel, then unfurls the e Lucent falls silent, and her eyes widen as she peers at the paper with the others

Raffaele reads the ain His hands tre to him, he doesn’t hear it--instead, it sounds like afrom somewhere far away All he can hear are the words written on the parch with the him herself

My brother Tristan is dead

Raffaele looks back toward the palace A jolt of fear rushes through him No

"Enzo," he whispers