Casteel was silent for a moment. “I was thinking about what you said. If Nyktos could send Sentries to watch over Malec, wouldn’t he have known when Malec was entombed? Couldn’t he have prevented that?” Reaver was quiet for a moment. “The Primal of Life could have. Malec must have been weakened greatly to be entombed. Hurt. Both Nyktos and the Consort would’ve felt that. Neither intervened.” I stared at the casket, a general sense of unease returning. They sought to protect him but not free him. “Do you know why they didn’t?” Casteel asked. Reaver shook his head. “I don’t, but I imagine they
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