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Cameron leaned his head back to meet Samkiel’s glare.
“How do you know?” Logan asked before the rest of us could.
“Porphyrion informed me.”
“You went back? Alone?” Vincent asked.
Samkiel nodded. “He informed me that Kaden was one of my father’s generals. He was there with him before the Gods War. Kaden created the Kings of Yejedin.”
The room fell deathly still.
“He said some other things, but I need to get those sorted before discussing them.”
Xavier scratched the back of his head. “He made the Kings? Thats—”
“Power,” Cameron finished. They traded a look but quickly glanced away. I didn’t know what had happened between them, but they hadn’t talked much these last few days.
“Yes, power that I need to figure out,” Samkiel said.
Cameron exhaled a breath on a low whistle.
“We collected more symbols from that destroyed room we found, but mostly it looks like a jumbled mess,” I said, spreading the photos on the table. Samkiel walked around the table, studying the images before lifting one.
“Spells,” Samkiel said.
“You think so?”
Samkiel nodded. “Or enchantments. I am not sure what they do, but I am pretty sure that is what they are.”
“What if it’s more?” Neverra asked.
Samkiel threw a look toward her that had Logan stiffening. Neverra swallowed as if she knew she was in trouble.
Neverra cleared her throat and lifted her chin before continuing. “When Dianna and I went to Onuna, his beasts showed up. They wanted Dianna. I know we discussed the possibility of rituals, but what if that’s why he is so desperate to get her back? What if he needs her for whatever he wants to do?”
Everyone sat frozen with shock. A crack sounded from the corner of the room, and I wondered what he had fractured.
Neverra had gone back to Onuna, and she had taken Dianna. Not only that, but those hideous creatures Kaden controlled had gotten close to them.
“When was this?” Logan all but yelled next to her. “Nev.”
Neverra tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. “She asked me, okay? It was short notice, and I couldn’t say no. She saved me, or planned to, at least. Listen, we didn’t know they would show up.”
Cameron’s eyes darted between Samkiel, who looked like a statue on the verge of exploding, and Neverra. “Well, at least I’m not the only one in trouble.”
“Look, you all can be mad at me. That’s fine, but Dianna is my friend, or at least we’re trying to be. Gabby was my friend, too. I only wanted to help them both.” Neverra didn’t break eye contact with Samkiel, even as Logan practically boiled beside her. Her words seemed to calm the storm that raged behind Samkiel’s eyes. He placed his hands on the table, leaning on his fists, and shook his head.
“All I’m saying is something comes for Dianna every time she steps foot on Onuna.”
“That means Kaden is watching,” Vincent interrupted.
Neverra nodded. “That’s what I’m thinking. You told us before how desperately he wants her back. What if she is, and has always been, the key to whatever he is planning?”
Samkiel cocked his head as if a memory assaulted him. “I had my theories regarding that.”
Vincent closed the book in front of him, gleeful that we had something of a lead. “We should head back to Onuna. Search until we find him. He has to be there.”
Samkiel tapped his knuckles against the table. “I’m staying. I have something I need to do, and I’m not leaving Dianna.”
