Chapter 77
Kaos
Iwalked through Meru, my boots crushing in the dried dirt toward the portal that would take me to my descendant.
One last time.
One last warning.
I felt another presence here, but was too focused on warning Alois to care much about it. It was probably one of my father’s pesky acolytes, like the one Solace killed without so much as a thought earlier.
She was growing more crazed by the day, losing herself to the lust of power, and was no longer the sister I loved.
Thwarting her was nearly impossible, but I had to try.
I stepped through the portal, emerging in front of my descendant. For the first time in decades, he was dressed in something other than the Mage blacks he always wore. A cream tunic, the strings loose, fell to the top of his thighs, and he wore a pair of loose brown pants.
Sleepwear?
The change in attire rankled me.
What game is he playing?
“What is it you want, Kaos?” Alois called tiredly, not even turning to see me.
I shifted uncomfortably, suddenly unsure of everything. Something was not right with him, and I worried he would do something brash, even if that wasn’t necessarily his style.
“It is time,” I said, my voice snaking through the office. “She is here. She comes tonight.”
Alois sighed before knocking back the glass of his whiskey.
“I know,” was all he said in reply. Before I could ask him further, he strode from the office, a glass of whiskey and a cup of tea in his hands, the door closing with a finality behind him.