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earnestly.
    She blinked as she processed what he
was saying.
    “I haven’t given this any thought in
forever, but…”
    As she recalled Solomon’s lessons, she
recalled how he’d found her battered and bruised, so lost and
wishing for death. As she healed, he taught her of magic, of god,
of astrology and the most fundamental rules of creation.
    “Algatha would be the best
person I know of to ask, but she’s traveling. There may be books at
her place, but for some unknown reason, she’s left the guard of her
house to a mortal woman who holds no magic and knows nothing of us.
Believe me, your brother is not happy.” She smiled, but caught the laughter
before it slipped out.
    “A mortal in Elethiya?” Rigo was not
so disciplined. He broke into loud laughter just as Luxe returned
with a tray of food.
    “I feel I missed something.” He set
the tray down and handed Rodrigo an amber bottle.
    “Only that my brother must be beside
himself.” He laughed again as he drew a long sip from the bottle.
“Ah, it’s probably good for him. It’ll keep him from
wallowing.”
    Luxe handed Bala her tea.
    She kissed his cheek and he took a
spot on the ottoman beside her.
    “I just feel like there is divine
timing at play here, Bala, and you have knowledge of the heavens.
Do you think you could look into this?”
    “So you want me to consult with the
witches over soul skulls and then break into the astrologer’s home
and find some knowledge about the gate keepers?” She rolled her
eyes and laughed, feeling so much more like herself now than she
had all day.
    He smiled big.
    “That about covers it.”
    She laughed.
    “Oh, so just another Tuesday?” Luxe
smiled before taking a swallow from his ale.
    “No.” Rodrigo became
serious. “Just another Tuesday in Elethiya .” He winked. “There’s a
difference.”
    In that moment there was a sense of
mutual camaraderie that was comforting.
    “I’ll do whatever I can, Rodrigo. You
know that I will. How is Zhen doing?” Bala had been worrying about
the girl all evening.
    “I don’t know to be honest. I haven’t
seen her since I left her with the council. Why?”
    She rubbed a chill from her arms as
she thought back on the energy she felt from Zhen this
afternoon.
    “She seemed afraid. I can’t imagine
what she’s been through, but there is something I don’t understand
about what happened. Do you mind?” She didn’t want him to feel she
was questioning his memory, but something wasn’t right and this may
be her only chance to address it.
    “Of course not. Bala, we are all in
new territory here. We have to pull our strengths and insights
here. What is it?” Rigo sat back and drank more of the dark
ale.
    She looked to Obsidian who was sitting
on alert in his soft bed.
    “Where were the protectors of these
women? Why were you and Hayden the only ones there? And for that
matter, the others… I know details are still coming in, but
Obsidian never leaves my side, and if I were in trouble, he’d
fight. I know each of these women have something similar, and if
the roahn-ami attacked… it makes no sense they were nowhere to be
found.”
    It had been one small detail that had
been bothering her all day long, and she was grateful to finally be
able to give a voice to it.
    “Honestly, I hadn’t even considered
it. It’s been such a whirlwind since this all happened. We’re still
gathering information. But as Hayden and I were the only witnesses,
and it wasn’t as if we were simply standing there watching, there
were many details I’m sure we missed. Do you think Zhen has the
answers to fill in the missing pieces?”
    She thought back to the young girl
she’d been with earlier and shook her head.
    “She seemed… in shock still. She
barely spoke. Her energy was so small. She’s with Briya, as far as
I know. Maybe you should talk to her? After all, you rescued her
and brought her here. I’m sure she trusts you.” Bala didn’t want to
be bogging down the system