Lucien returned from the Aevan world with more questions than answers.
That had become normal.
He settled into another quiet region and began organizing everything he had learned.
Time. Independent continuity. The strange density of the Aevans' faith. The increasingly natural operation of his universe.
Each discovery seemed to create three more problems.
Lucien had just divided another question among his Parallel Thoughts when three familiar presences approached.
He opened his eyes.
Seraphine arrived first.
Lilith walked beside her.
Eirene followed with the expression of someone who had agreed to something and was already questioning the decision.
Lucien looked between them.
That alone was suspicious.
The three women had become surprisingly comfortable around one another after the time they had spent with Lucien recently.
Comfortable did not mean harmless.
"What happened?"
Seraphine smiled.
"Nothing."
Lucien became more suspicious.
Lilith laughed.
