I left Cadence at her door after filling her in on the rest of what I knew, our conversation about Isis and the persona we believed she carried, her status as Ogdoad, confirmed by the persona of Truth.

"While I don't know more than you," she said, "I fear all you have ascertained is correct, Eve. Though what it means or why I'm so afraid, suddenly, I'm not sure." Cadence hugged herself before dropping her arms to her sides and, with a small smile, extended her hands toward ...