Harring

my knee, knelt down again, and tried to resume

face still pale. "Are... are you alright?" For the first

rseer," I said

say something. In the end, she just waved her hand for the

r, but an invisible pressure

footsteps approached, this

's face again. She stared in terro

aze, and my hear

owerfully built, dressed in a dark, exquisitely tailored uniform. Even from a distan

who owned the world. The sun caught the sharp line of his jaw, a profile so handsome it

I knew this man. He was the stranger from the Moonwise Festival-the one from

mposing woman who appeared to be a

agged, trembling whisper. She dropped to her knees again,

this fortress. My mind went blank as

tely prostrated myself, burying my face

s voice was deep and melodic, but it had the

ess Caldwell, replied respectfully. "They are u

ar us. I could feel his gaze slow

, scraping across my back and makin

mory of the Moonwise Festival flash

beat. I could only press myself harder against the gro

e earlier?" the Ar

-nothing, my Lord," she stammered. "Just

he Archon's ton

for a second. That second

bout to leap o

was about to be expo

injured one seen to in the inf

bout me. Was thi

r your mercy!" Mrs. Tucker babbled, knockin

ress Caldwell continued their walk, soon

h until they were long gone. My

e time, he had "remembered"

cold spread through my chest. The very thing I