Epilogue
Teyo arrived at their Draetre hideaway a few days later, escorted by two G.A.9 operatives and, to Serena’s dismay, Bron. Tey was immediately put to bed in the room Serena had prepared for him. He looked thinner and drawn and somehow smaller than before, as if he had collapsed in upon himself. It wasn’t a wholly physical complaint, Serena guessed, looking at the dark shadows under his eyes and the deepened lines around his mouth. He mustered only a tired smile for her as he was helped into bed, and then closed his eyes and fell swiftly into a deep sleep.
Serena presided over the two agents as they settled Teyo, ruthlessly ignoring Bron. The moment Teyo was asleep, she ushered everyone out of his room — her team, the G.A.9 agents and especially Bron — and shut the door carefully u
