Chapter 30: Armor.

RENDER SWISHED HIS hand across the soft bedding. He had the worst dream.

“For a moment there, I thought you left.” Render rolled over. “Daris, come back to bed.”

A chair squeaked, and there was a cough. That wasn’t Daris or Toren. Render’s eyes shot open, and he sat up. The room was a beautiful ornate square painted in gold and red. He had no idea where he was located.

At the foot of his bed, with his feet propped up, was the human ...