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alone. Maybe we should decide what to do from here instead of blaming Reychel for something she couldn’t control.”
    “Your father left us in charge,” Reese said. His voice deepened as his eyes bored into Krissin’s. “Stop behaving like a child and listen to us.”
    “Don’t try your tricks on me, old man,” Krissin snarled. “I know your gift and it won’t work.”
    Instinctively I backed away. Krissin told me she was a killer and I didn’t want to get in the middle of a battle between her and Reese.
    Hanne put her arm around my shoulders and whispered in my ear. “Ignore them. They fight this way all the time. Krissin’s a spitfire and Reese is the only one who will stand up to her. That’s one of the reasons Nemison chose him for the council.”
    I watched them circle one another, Krissin hurling insults, Reese fielding them back with quips of reason. It was like watching a boxing match but without any physical fighting. It was hard to believe this was normal.
    “And don’t worry when Krissin talks to you like that either,” Hanne continued. “She’s just a girl who speaks her mind. Nemison never stood for her attitude, which is why she projects them on to other people. Poor girl needs an outlet for her anger, a way to calm her gift.”
    “What is it?” I asked. I admitted to being curious.
    Hanne glanced over at Krissin and back at me. “I don’t think I should tell you. It’s Krissin’s to share. I’m sure she’ll tell you at some point.”
    Krissin and Reese glared at each other. I decided I didn’t want to know Krissin’s gift. Not yet.
    “Fine,” Krissin said, giving up. “I’ll give Reychel the benefit of the doubt. For now.”
    She looked around Reese’s body to glare at me. I shivered but hoped it didn’t show. No matter what Hanne said, Krissin still intimidated me. She reminded me too much of Ivy, not the Ivy who’d been my best friend my whole life, but the Ivy who showed her true colors. The Ivy who tried to destroy my life.
    “What’s next?” I asked. “What can we do to help Nemison?” It hadn’t occurred to me we could simply go back and rescue him.
    “It’s too late, Reychel. We have no idea where he is now. Unfortunately, we need to come up with a strategy for the Southern Kingdom,” Reese said. “Nemison had everything planned out. A way to explain your arrival, everything. Unfortunately he didn’t share that plan with us. He only told us how brilliant it was and how in seven days our lives would change.”
    “Seven days? Did he think I could learn to control my gift that fast?” I doubted it. I also had no idea why his plan hinged on my visions. I could deliver a prophecy, but it would be up to the people to believe it.
    “Did he share anything with you?” Krissin grumbled in my direction.
    “No,” I said. “I knew he wanted to train me. I didn’t know about any of you. That’s part of the reason I hid in the closet. I had no idea where I had landed or who might be outside the door.”
    Reese sat down on a chair, placing his head in his hands. “This couldn’t happen at a worse time.”
    “Why?” I asked.
    Hanne walked to her husband and put her hand on his shoulder.
    “A strategy we’ve been working on since our ruler died,” Hanne said.
    I looked at Krissin but no one else even glanced at her.
    Hanne continued, “There are quite a few factors converging. Our time to officially take over the Southern Kingdom is coming. We can’t stop it now, not even in Nemison’s absence. The Sons of Silence are on their way here. They should arrive within the next two weeks.”
    “The Sons?” My heart sank as I wondered if Mark would be among them. He had promised me he’d follow me, no matter where I went. If he’d known all along that I would be headed here, then he knew when he left me this morning that we’d be reunited soon. Hope swelled in my chest.
    “Yes, the Sons,” Krissin responded. “They are instrumental to our open overthrow of