(Isla)
I went inside the way he asked.
Not because I didn't have questions. Because I could see in his face that he needed a minute and pushing him for answers while Vorak was still that close to the surface wasn't something I wanted to do.
I went to our quarters and sat on the bed and thought about what had just happened.
Kael had touched my arm.
That was it. That was the full extent of what had occurred. A wolf who had been watching us train crossed the ground, said something kind, and touched my arm the way wolves touched each other without thinking about it. It had lasted maybe two seconds.
And Caius had growled.
Not a warning sound. Not something controlled or considered. Something that came from underneath all of his control and got out before he could do anything about it. I'
