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ZOE POV "Um, I don't mean to be ungrateful or anything. I'm super honored to be here," I tell Samson, Drake's parents, and the tall, distinguished gentleman with the silvery beard and fierce amber eyes who's just arrived. Everyone has treated him with a mixture of great reverence and cool contempt. I don't get it. I've never seen this guy before in my life, and I never caught his name, which to be honest is the least of my worries at present. "But why is it you want me here, exactly?" All of us are gathered in some conference room, not far from the Inner Sanctum, which is still being cleaned up from the massive battle between our forces and the Ruling Council. "Well. You killed Berach, for one thing. That's no mean feat," Elder Eric replies. His golden eyes seem to be burning holes in me. "And yer the closest person we have to Sasha right now," Samson adds. "Can't this— Shouldn't this wait until Sasha's in condition to—"