Ronan slept for two days and was awoken by the sweet sound of Maritza's voice.
His eyes slowly opened and he saw Maritza pacing back and forth, speaking with Farrier, who stroked the perfect middle part in his red hair.
Maritza said, “It's clear he can use The Shroud System, but that doesn't explain why his Mark of the Butterfly connected with his Mark of the Serpent. The wings grew on his snake's neck."
Farrier laughed and waved a hand. “It's probably just some weird Serpent trait. There's no way for us to know for sure."
“Only a few Nightblades have ever even gotten more than one marking," Maritza added with a cut to her tone.
She stood over Ronan and leaned forward, and he almost thought he was dreaming once more. He wanted her to reach her lips even closer to his, but instead h
