“Only you, min asteren, could summon the shadow realm so easily. It took me decades to master. Others take centuries, if they ever manage,” Caldris explained, reaching down to take my hands. “Particularly when your room is shielded against such things. She’ll know you broke through her shields.” “I didn’t break them,” I said, my lips twitching. “Just altered them to allow me to pass.” “Devious little thing,” he said, his voice twisting with pain and affection as he looked toward his door.
