We went home. There wasn't much else to be done, not with the Furies departed-for now-and Seth and Lilith released. But I felt the lingering watchfulness of the horrible creatures who Chaos tried to grumble were no match for her power and decided to do as I was told.

Until something more important came up.

Destiny skipped on ahead of me, Karma's hand in her right fist, Kismet's in her left, the pair less enthusiastic though they willingly swung the small girl between ...