Do not touch that. “Why?” Tem whispered aloud to the empty room, cradling her hand against her chest. It still throbbed with his energy. Because it does not belong to you. His voice was so angry she wanted to cry. Too late, Tem realized what she had been reaching for. Without warning, Caspen’s mind overtook hers, and she saw a horrible montage of war: basilisks against humans, battles fought deep within the caves, the eventual near-extinction of Caspen’s entire family. Tem felt devastation, and didn’t know whether it was his or hers. I’m so sorry, she thought, but Caspen was already gone.
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