"I think... I think for me realizing my path wasn't with my Clan was a long time coming. Merrick was always eventually going to end up banished, and my life has always been more tied to him than to anyone else. More than that, though, I was pretty ruined the moment I met Sam and Taas. Either of them would have been enough to drive me away from the Keeper's watchful gaze, but both together?

I didn't stand a chance."