Katelina rubbed her head. Jorick. Jorick was coming here.

"Of course he is," Verchiel said to her thoughts. "He's not going to let someone kidnap you and stay home with his feet up."

She started to comment on the intrusion, then remembered that Verchiel was a mind reader like Samael, only not as powerful. She was surrounded by them and sometimes she wished she was one.

"If you let him turn you, you will be," Verchiel whispered. "You can't go through with ...