I crouched next to her, shutting out my companions who watched with a mix of emotions I did my best to block out. Sometimes the empathic field that surrounded me gave me the kind of input I needed to read others. Once upon a time it had been the means of attack from the world around me, from my cruel and heartless brother, Kael, from the disappointment and disapproval of my sisters. Since Chaos woke, though, I saw it as a benefit-except when the ones I cared about most stood ...