Summary

Chapters 11 & 12

Iona looks around and realizes that this is not a simple family dinner; it is a power summit. Branna advises Boyle and Meara that their blood is not mixed in the battle, and that they face great danger in supporting their side of the fight. Both friends brush off Branna’s warning and ask what they can do to help. Iona learns that Fin can communicate with Cabhan because they share the dark mark, but that Cabhan has blocked Fin from reading his thoughts now that Fin has chosen to side with the light. The fact that Fin hasn’t blocked Cabhan from him is one of the main reasons why Branna refuses to trust him, despite the love they once shared. The tension mounts as Fin tries to convince Branna that he can be trusted, and Iona intervenes by blurting out that...