“I asked Arion and Passlande to head back to Chalcedony to let them know what happened,” Isobeau said to me as we shared breakfast, “I sent Bhasi with them. She did not want to go but Arion and Passlande needed her to guide them in the forest.”

“That’s good thinking, Isobeau, thank you,” I said, “I hope they stay safe and that everyone at home is safe.”

“Those we left behind are good warriors and witches. The Kyr, the Daughters, the ...