"We'll be on our own?" Esme asked nervously. "It's safer that way," I said in a soft voice. "But if you head to Alestria and find the Oscuras I'm sure we will find our way back to each other one day. But initially I'm going to leave with my cousin, Sin and Roary." My gaze flicked to Ethan's and his brow pinched into a frown, but unsurprisingly, he didn't speak up in protest.

