Just Rewards
Sethian Desert
1364 AE (After Exile)
Second Cycle of the Fifth Moon—Reunion
Third Calendar of Light
Tirzinitzia's boots slapped against the granite floor as she rushed through the corridors toward Lukaan's chamber, lithe legs forcing a long stride. A thought could have whisked her there, but Lukaan forbade shifting inside the palace. He also forbade lights in the halls, save the flame from a few candles, like flickers of moonlight on a forest path. The black-and-gray stone that lined the floors and walls stole what little light the candles provided.
Her heart raced as fast as her feet. Why had he summoned her in the middle of the night? Light's Blood! It could only be bad news.
She raced down one set of stairs, then up another before traipsing down a long corridor that
