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The personal note of resolve in Jacob's voice told Rand he'd had to do that with his own Mistress A foruing to watch

"I'hed "And he ht about some of it I have to think"

"Did you keep the mark?"

Rand nodded "I did"

Satisfaction flared in Jacob's gaze "I was pretty sure you would So go think You'll be able to find hian won'ta break to track his ass down They're the best trackers there are"

Rand felt an easing in his chest It didn't eliive hi room

"Not the best trackers," he corrected "But decent for a vampire and a human servant"

Jacob grinned and opened the li the food and his pack

When the driver pulled out, Rand dropped his head back on the seat and closed his eyes He didn't want to think about how everyhim farther from Cai

You'll be able to find him if you want him

Want wasn't the proble want

Returning to the present, Rand glanced over his shoulder as Fane joined him The male was back in human form, which was curious, since they often didn't do that until they were close to the house Fane took a seat next to hier shifters feed

"What do you think you're waiting for?" Fane asked at last

Rand shot hi Sheba, Dylef and your children that way, it hurt so as you did when the hurt isn't grievous You're a nobleleader I don't claim to understand your attachment to the vampire, butyour saender"

Fane shifted uncorin and sidled closer to him Fane snorted and shoved at hiuy aardness Have pity" He sobered "What I' is ether, in some hard-to-explain way I thinkhe needs you"

Fane fir his certainty that he'd chosen the right words "And you need hiood-bye in person That's what so to be too hard Doesn't sound like a guy who doesn't want to be with you, does it?"

Rand huffed a sigh and laid down, putting his head on Fane's thigh Fane stroked his ruff, wrapping his arht bite on the nape "We are brothers always Go and find hione You're blood-linked, which I know you told me he can shut down to ot a nose and you're the best tracker I've ever met"

Rand said nothing and Fane heaved a sigh "Fine Cilya networks with pretty er to deal with this, I'll tell her to send out a blast that you're on thetheir best meat pies and fried chicken I won't have to worry about feeding et to watch you squirm under their attentions and try to be polite"

Fane laughed when Rand wriggled free and tackled hiray and broolf Rand pinned hi up and pounce, with an impressively ferocious sound that was all show They continued to wrestle, tu finished their meal, they were

Rand participated in the play, but Fane's thoughts had watered as already well on its way to being a firmly planted tree Or, since it was caused by Cai, a weed-like, invasive species Rand felt a spurt of wry humor

Either wayFane was right And because Rand realized that, the urgency that Brian said could be che else, see before Rand broke off from the play and headed back to the house at a lope It was tio find his other pack

He gathered soether, hiked back out to civilization, and hitched a ride on the rural highway It would lead to one of the tohere he kept a cache of hu in the back of the rattling pickup truck gave hi Cai