I called for Max as I wove my way through the veil, feeling him answer immediately. He and Jiao joined me moments later where I hovered, considering how to proceed.

Troubling, he sent, that the Seelie queen allowed four criminals to remain behind on your plane.

Not just that, I sent. Remember what Moa said? Jiao was nodding, her serpentine neck bending and swaying, long feelers wavering in the stillness. About the old council? How ...