A pang of remorse penetrates Alyra's chest.
She should have tried harder, ran faster, and done whatever it took to keep her former master, Darnel, from kidnapping the Curian, Katrina. Now poor Kat is all alone, probably locked in a dungeon, in the dark mountain stronghold of Racah. What plans were being made to rescue Kat? And when would Tarek come back to Alyra as he promised? His last message said he should have already returned...so...