The man looked at Ardala and then at Vajra, eyes narrowing as he gave them both assessing looks. “And he is pacted to Chaos?”

“He is,” Marcus said and stood to the side as another man stepped forward until he was nearly chest to chest with Vajra.

“Hi?” Vajra backed up slightly, that jumpy nervous energy suffusing him again. “How are you?”

“My name is Aarav, I am pactbreaker to the High Court.” The man’s voice was a lilt and totally ...