Epilogue
‘I won’t be coming back.’ Eva stood in the Library, facing down a reclining Limbane. In her corner she had Tren; in his he had Andraly. The atmosphere was tense.
The Lokantor’s response to her statement was a gimlet stare, the sort that probably had young Lokants quaking in their shoes. On Eva, it had no effect at all.
‘You forsake me, then, after everything I’ve done for you?’ said Limbane at last.
Eva laughed. She couldn’t help it. ‘What do you imagine you did for us? You gave us only as much information as you had to, and kept the rest secret. You gave me access to your Library, but only so that you could make use of me and mine. You knew all along what Krays was up to, and never told us. You were never fully honest, not for a second.’
Limbane shrugged. ‘Does it matter? Th
