Dirge POV

They’d made the potion! He sniffed the fiery, smoky brew in its cauldron. “Casuhill, thank you for this. And Calyx, too.”

“He’s gone,” Thessi told him.

Pivoting, Dirge scanned and sniffed the area. Thessi was right. Casuhill had vanished. Jiro and Garnet also searched, then nodded to Dirge and Thessi. “I hope he gets a well-earned rest,” Garnet said kindly.

Tulaska and Roslynn smiled and shook their heads. “The Forest Mother has probably ...