"All of it," she agreed.
"And you're going to tell me everything you know about the mark. How you placed it. What it's doing as it fails. What I should expect."
"Yes."
"And when it fully presents," I said, "I need to know what that looks like from the inside."
Mara glanced at Deren. "We both have pieces of that," she said. "Together we can give you a complete picture."
"Good," I said. I stood up. "Tonight then. After—" I looked at Ryke. "After the other thing tonight."
He nodded.
"Until then," I said to Mara, "I need you to stay visible. In the diner, in the compound. Don't go anywhere without telling someone."
She blinked. "You're not—"
"I'm not throwing you out," I said. "You have information I need and you're the only person in this building who was there when I was three years
