(Caius)
We left Ravenspire before the afternoon was over. Zeron and Raith secured the chest with the rest of our belongings while Pryor kept Maelor's book with him. Orin decided to travel with Halvon instead of remaining behind. For the first part of the journey, Isla stayed beside me.
She hadn't let go of Darius's pendant. Every few minutes her fingers found it again as though she needed to remind herself it was real. I understood why she wanted to return to Wraithbone. She'd spent enough time chasing her past through territories she'd never known existed.
Orin spoke to her several times along the way. He told her small things about Darius rather than returning to the Keepers. Darius had apparently hated losing arguments and had been terrible at keeping surprises from Lyrienne. Those w
