It started because Darius made a decision about Rowan's education.
Not a large decision, in the abstract — just a choice about which territory's learning program Rowan would participate in, starting in the autumn, when they turned four. A standard thing, the kind of administrative choice that happened in every compound for every child. He'd made it after consulting with Theo Marsh's office, with the council's education liaison, with Cole about logistics.
He had not consulted Sera.
She found out from the education liaison, who sent confirmation documents to the Luna of Shadowmere as a courtesy copy, with a cheerful note saying how pleased they were to have Rowan enrolled.
Sera read the note twice.
Then she put it down and sat very still for approximately four minutes, which was how lon
