(Isla)
For several seconds, I could only stare at the name. Halvon had sat across from us during Council meetings and listened while we uncovered what Evander had done. He had answered questions, offered information and helped us reach Orin. Now Mara's warning sat in front of me.
"Are we sure this means him?" I asked. The record was centuries old, while Halvon lived now. "Could Mara have meant someone else from his family?" I didn't want to accuse him because of an ancestor's actions.
"No." Orin pointed to the writing beneath the name. "Mara recorded the bloodline, not Halvon himself." He studied the rest of the page.
I looked again and understood. Mara had warned that the family serving Varen should be watched if its descendants ever gained power again. Halvon's name had been added mu
