While they waited for Kiara to appear, Fara asked Lissana, “Has your power stabilized?”
Lissana kept stroking the porcelain of her teacup, and after a sip, she replied, “No, if we stay, I'll need to sleep in the mauve tower.”
“I think that power is consuming you,” said Uzziel.
“I know, Kiara told me.”
“I think we should go back home.”
“I won't.”
“I'm not saying now, we can find that entrance and go back home. When you've learned to control your power, we can go with Tarik.”
“No!”
“I don't think you can do anything for him if you go in that state.”
Lissana hated admitting it, but her cousin was right; Tarik needed not just her presence, but her power.
“We'll talk about it later,” said Lissana as she got up and headed for the exit. An uncomfortable silence settled over the terrace
