“Achaz and Arius,” Theon clarified, trying to figure out where she was going with this. “They were the perfect balance, and they were entrusted to keep that balance. They failed. Or rather, endings failed.” She wasn’t looking at him, but rather had her attention fixed on the fire. “He betrayed them all,” she said. “Arius?” She nodded. “He betrayed all the gods, all the beings born of Chaos, when he took what did not belong to him.” She looked over her shoulder again, violet-grey eyes connecting with his. “A sin his bloodline continues to commit.”
