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Sienna allowed him to tug her down beside him. “I’m thinking you should tell me what’s real and what’s not.” She should, arguably, have guessed that godly beings were real.
Fenn hummed, the sound low, rumbly, and oddly comforting. “That might be a good idea. But later, this isn’t the time.”
Sienna sobered at his point and looked again around the room. She had the Four in her living room. Surely, they could rescue her sister.
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“Youleftafewthings out of that first call, Fenn,” Cassian said after Sienna disappeared up the stairs.
Sulien chuckled. “It’s true. I’ve never you seen you so human.”
Fenn squeezed his eyes shut for a second before facing his colleagues again. This wasn’t exactly a situation he’d prepared for. “I didn’t know any of you when I was human.” He tucked his hands into the pockets of the coat he’d regenerated and glanced toward Cassian. “The only thing I left out when I called you before was her identity.” And the unexplainable feeling in his chest that continued to insist he had no desire for Sienna’s death.
“All of us have been guilty of keeping things to ourselves over the decades,” Rajan said. He stood smoothly. “In this instance, it’s most important that we are all on the same page now. We know what we need to do.”
Fenn inclined his head.
The amused sparkle faded from Sulien’s eyes. “Time to play a little hunt and destroy.”
He wasn’t wrong. The sun had already fallen below the horizon, leaving the snow-laden town lit with sporadic streetlights and strands of multi-colored seasonal lights. They could see fine in the darkness, but it would make their search more dangerous regardless. If Piper were in the same condition as Maya while the temperatures plummeted, they might yet find her the way none of them wanted to.
“You’re sure you want to bring her?” Sulien asked, his tone serious. He didn’t address Fenn specifically, but the meaning of his question was obvious all the same.
Fenn flicked a glance toward the ceiling. Sienna had gone to check on her sister, but she wouldn’t be long. “She would never accept sitting back and waiting.”
Even as Sulien and Rajan both grinned, to varying degrees, at this answer, Cassian said, “Even if she would, she has to come.”
That drew Fenn’s attention and he frowned. It hadn’t sounded like a threat, but even the possibility that Cassian was on-board with including an outsider was a surprise. “What does that mean?”
“The trial,” Cassian said. “It wasn’t likely for any of us. We’ve endured ours.”
Fenn held his breath, his mind spinning. He’d briefly forgotten that ominous word-drop from Destiny’s impromptu visit. But it made sense that whatever trial lay ahead was Sienna’s, considering the circumstances. The real question was … what did that mean?
Sulien grumbled, the inarticulate sound full of irritation. “So we’re supposed to sit on our asses?”
Cassian shrugged. “Without knowing the purpose of the trial, my guess is as good as yours.”
“There are only four of us,” Sulien said. “Is someone about to die? Who’s she replacing?”
“No one.” The words escaped from him without direction, his voice little more than a snarl. But he’d spoken loudly enough to earn their focus again, so Fenn made an effort not to growl at the men he would know for centuries more. “She’s not replacing any of us. She’s notbecomingone of us.”
Rajan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “That would be a possible explanation for her immunity to you.” He said the words slowly, eyes faintly narrowed, as if they displeased him.
Fenn met his former mentor’s stare. “It’s not happening.”
“What’s not happening?” Sienna asked as she entered the room. She looked between them searchingly. “Did I miss something?”
Fenn softened his expression, and his voice, and faced her. “How’s Maya?”
“Thirsty, at least,” Sienna said. “Also tired and in a fair amount of pain, because ibuprofen is not a cure-all, but calmer than she was before. I didn’t tell her about Piper, though.”
Rajan stepped up and rested a hand on Sienna’s shoulder. “I will keep watch over your home and your sister while you search,” he said. “Your job now is to focus on what comes next.”
Sienna offered him a faintly strained smile. “I mean, I appreciate that, but I still don’t understand why you don’t wanna come out with us.” Her face scrunched up. “Not that I like the idea of leaving Maya alone. I’m very conflicted on everything, is all.”
Rajan moved out of her space. “It would be unwise to leave your sister vulnerable, and Fenn cannot banish someone from a property without knowing their identity. Likewise, I could lay claim to this entire territory, but that transition of power would break the protective spell Fenn has already erected. However, if I simply stay and maintain a physical presence, my magic can protect the space I occupy and any within.”
Fenn watched Sienna’s expression as her eyes widened, then lit with comprehension and she gave a slow nod.
