Valyn had little interest in the library. He was now too anxious to pay attention to much of anything. He was going to see his doctor today, thank the ancestors. He felt a spike of internal shame at that thought, but he couldn't help it. Never in his life had he had an impartial individual who would simply listen to him. Denelor had come close, he supposed, but Denelor had been far more paternal that objective.

He took himself to the Sun Room instead, settling in on a chair and tucking his legs up underneath him. He scanned the room for his cousin, growing more and more concerned with each passing shift. He was sure Shadow was about somewhere, but on the heels of Shana's disappearance....