(Kiara)
Lenora came to the training grounds before we finished. She waited near Taren until he ended the session, then asked me to come with her. The look on her face told me this wasn't about my training. I followed her back toward her house.
Tessa was already there when we arrived. Another woman sat across from her with a Pinehaven council member beside her. I had seen the woman around the territory but had never spoken to her. Lenora introduced her as Elara.
"Blackridge contacted Pinehaven about you again." Lenora took the seat beside me. "This time Lucan isn't demanding your return. He is accusing someone of helping you escape."
I thought of Cassian and Lysander immediately. Lucan couldn't know what they had done. If he did, he wouldn't be contacting Pinehaven about someone else. I
