With a growl, Sushel dropped back to the bench. "If that's all you wanted you can leave. As Fethillen said you chose a new life, and are no longer one of us."

"Because you made me unwelcome!"

"Did you expect less? Was it not your brother who murdered Ken? He has yet to pay for that but he will. You all will."

"Enough!" Fethillen snapped. "Ume has joined her brother and it is over. Ken is dead because it was Ken's time to die. There is no other reason." She looked ...