"Kaleeth is right," Sabine said. "Our tasks will be hard now. But, they are no longer impossible."

"What is Marod going to think of all this?" Fendros had a tightness to his shoulders as he glanced off in the direction Neesa left. "What are the other clan warriors going to think of this? We don't need any more reasons for this invasion to be tenuous-"

"-What was she trying just now?" Lunise cut in over all of their comments and left them silent. She was looking over in Neesa's previous direction before the vampire disappeared around the corner. "She knew I was out of place in that Xanmeer the moment she met my eyes. For most, it would have been enough to know who I was working for. But she was [i]measuring[/i] me. Goading me." Lunise refolded her arms by habit. "I am unsure whether to conclude that her mention of Alessia and Silyanorn hints at her age going back to the days of the Ayleids. It is rather rich to believe."