“Dude, you don't even know that's where he is.”
“No, but there's a good chance.”
“Trevor, what if you invade Naraka with the Froekn, and the trickster goes on the defensive?” Re stood up and looked around the table at us before settling his gaze on Trevor again. “How will that help Ty?”
Trevor leaned onto the table. “Then what do you suggest?”
“We go in, just a few of us. Peacefully. We don't tell Fenrir until after we're back and we know for certain if Ty is there.”
I raised my eyebrows. “I like that plan. Plus, you're forgetting that we need Torrent to get past the wards. He may not want to go back to Naraka.”
Trevor pulled his phone out of his pocket and sat down. “You're right. I'll text Torrent.” He typed into his phone and then set it down. “If he agrees, we'll go in without my father.”
Re exhaled in relief. “Good. Who will go?”
“Well, I'm going,” I said.
“You're too important to go,” Azrael said.
“No,you'retoo important to go, Faerie God. I have to go. I'm the strongest magically, and the trickster likes me. I'm the reason they came after us. I'm going.”
“She's right; you need to stay behind, Az,” Odin said. “I'll go.”
“And I,” Viper said.
“You need to stay, Kirill,” Trevor said again.
“Nyet.”
“You are the Lion God. The Intare need you.”
“I am also Death God. Ve have trinity.”
“But Azrael isn't going.”
“Maybe I should,” Azrael said. “Naraka is a hell. What better place for us?”
I rubbed my head. “Someone needs to stay here, and I think it should be a father.”
“All the fathers are going.” Az got up. “Maybe our children's mother should be with them.”
“We just agreed that this would be a peaceful mission!” I shot to my feet. “We are not going in with a death trinity. You are staying behind, Azrael! And so are you, Kirill! That's the end of it.”
“Uh, La-la?” Re motioned at my hands.
I looked down. My hands were sparkling—the power of the Trinity Star responding to my anger. But it wasn't bright, pure light. It was dark. Even worse, inside me, I felt an alien touch. It was barely discernible, but there.What the hell?
“Oh, Ferris Bueller!” I shouted, shaking my hands until the light went out.
“Take a breath,” Azrael said.
“Don't you tell me to calm down!”
The men backed away, even Re got up to ease away from me. All but Viper. He came forward.
“Starlight.” Viper wrapped me in his arms. “You're all right. You're good, remember? We all have darkness inside us. Yours just manifests visibly.” He eased back to look at me. “But you are in control of your magic, even your star.”
I let out a shaky breath. “Thank you.”
