"I am. The situation from which the Mansion pulled me from was less than ideal," Aleksander said, grateful that there was no truth spell to compel him to be more descriptive about the details. "One of my commanders, Zoya Nazyalensky, is very capable. But my plans revolved around taking control of the Fold and Zoya, gifted Summoner that she is, is but a Squaller. Her affinity is wind and the only thing that can take the Fold down is light."

She and Alina together would be a formidable pair and if he wasn't there to crawl out of the Fold and do the things Nina had told him he'd done... it was a sobering thought.