"I asked him that. He said she was someone who would take up the Wizard on whatever temptation she offered." Luka allows Gyre to lead him, not missing a beat as he's pulled along. "It sounded like weak reasoning to me, he even shrugged further details off by calling it a hunch. We should definitely warn her."

His thoughts are still back on that meeting with the Protector in the cafe, when he'd named Haizea and Gyre.

"He said you should be 'locked up' for the next few days." Luka exhales sharply, a hint of a dismissive, scoffing laugh. "I wonder if that was code. Why not just admit he wants you dead? You've shown enough of your cards for him to justify it, I'd think."