When Sordso’s demon passed through me yesterday, the god gave it to me to recognize and retain the portion of Captain dy Hixar woven among the rest, and to return it to him here.
Remember “This dark piece of soul here is different, she realized, as one fragment began to flow through her fingers. Yes, said the god. The man still lives, in the realm of matter. Where? Is it . . . ? Should I attempt to . . . ? Yes, if you think you can endure it. It will be uncomfortable. Ista rolled up the patch of darkness and bundled it aside in her mind. It pulsed there, hot and thick.” Ch. 26 p. 451
