The next thing he knows, Colin is descending the stairs. He doesn't necessarily remember getting there, but he knows it's later the same day and Lutair has been captured. He hasn't been taken back to Kinloch Hold, instead being transported straight to Aeonar, so Colin is at last free to move about. The first thing he would like to do is find his new friend.

It's not what he expected. He was looking for a brown face in an apprentice's robe, but when he bumps into Benedict at last, something seems off. The lad is stooped behind a crate of some kind, around where a number of Tranquil are working. Colin trots up to him and reaches for his shoulder and his heart and stomach turn to ice when he sees Benedict is wearing Tranquil robes.

He steps back, a look of horror on his face.