After a long moment, Dyter said, “He followed you when you left, did you know? He’s been there, all night, watching over you.” My mentor tilted his head to the rolling hills behind us. “If I could kill him, I would.” He cleared his throat and added, “But being a Drae and all . . .” His comment startled a laugh out of me. A strong reminder I hadn’t lost everything. “Thank you, Dyter.” “What for?” he asked. In his haunted eyes, I could see he blamed himself for everything. For being alive. “For being here,” I said.
