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Diana wanted to argue, but Orsay’s expression, her look of terrorher out It was as if Orsay knew sonosis she hadn’t quite nerved herself up to deliver yet Diana took Orsay’s hand

As soon as she took Orsay’s hand she knew her power level The question hether she should tell Caine the truth In Caine’s universe there were only two possible categories of ly loyal to Caine, and those who needed to be disposed of

At least Orsay wasn’t a four bar If she had been, there was little doubt in Diana’s mind that Caine would have turned her over to Drake

“Quit stalling,” Drake growled

Diana released the girl’s hand She ignored Drake and spoke to Caine “She’s a three bar”

Caine sucked air and sat back in his chair He considered the terrified girl “Tell me about your power Tell me the truth, all of it, and you’ll be fine If you lie to me, I’ll know I can never trust you”

Orsay looked up at Diana as though she ht be a friend “Do what he says,” Diana said

Orsay twined her fingers together She sat with her knees knocked, her shoulders pressed in as though she were trying to get them to meet

“It started happening, like, ht I was crazy I didn’t knohere it was co from My head would be filled up with these pictures and so, flashes of faces or places Sometimes they were really short, just a few seconds But so after another, craziness, people being chased, people falling, people having…you know, like, sex and all”

She looked down at her twisting fingers, embarrassed

“Yeah, we get it, you’re all sweet and innocent,” Drake sneered

Diana asked, “How did you figure out you were seeing people’s dreams?”

“It usually only happened at night,” Orsay said “And then, one night I had this really vivid dream of this woht? But she wasn’t even around, yet She arrived the nextI hadn’t seen her before, not in reality, just in her husband’s dreaured it out”

“So you’ve been up in the forest this whole ti a bit of his s her at ease

Orsay nodded “I’ lonely”