26. Sorin: The Wolf
Summary
- Sorin makes amends with Magnes after his weeklong silent treatment due to Sorin's indiscretion in handling Captain Tellreg's report. Magnes tasks her with repairing a rip in the Veil in the Royal Forest alongside him.
- During the mission, Sorin admits her error, reestablishing her dedication to their cause. Magnes reveals that their mission is larger than just their order; their goal is with the gods. He warns Sorin that they cannot afford recklessness or distractions due to the immense danger they face.
- Magnes and Sorin encounter a monstrous, wolf-like entity when they attempt to repair the Veil tear. The creature battles them, causing Sorin severe injury before Magnes finally forces it back into the rip, mending the tear in reality with a dragon tooth.
- Despite the victory, Sorin is left seriously injured by the creature's attack. Magnes heals her using another dragon's tooth, forming old scars across her stomach. He drives home the gravity of their cause, forcing Sorin to admit her allegiance to him and their mission.
- Magnes reveals their next mission: to obtain a rare dragon's claw that will be auctioned off by a group of drakines. The claw is a precious relic needed to combat the growing chaos and monstrous entities breaching reality through the Veil.
- The chapter ends with a scene featuring Cassia, who observes Magnes and Sorin's encounter and battle through a magical pool in the caverns of Vere Celene. She voices the need to warn Everen of the changes in the Veil, but her mentor, Miligrist, explains that they must tread carefully.