But they weren’t wearing cages. There was no additional bulk behind those masks. Were they here willingly? My eyes darted as I tried to understand. Had Mary… Had Mary found the three brothers and gifted two of them to the Herald, but kept Gloam for herself as a slave? But why would she do that? Why wouldn’t she want three big, powerful aytorin protecting her? Was she really that desperate to please the Herald? Why weren’t the other two helping Gloam?
