Her gaze rested on the young man still floating in enlightenment.
He was the only one who might know what had truly happened. He was also the only one who might now hold whatever authority the Will had once possessed. If the Ancient Will had entered his mind and then vanished, the most likely explanation was not merely that Runar had resisted it. The more terrifying explanation was that he had consumed it, taken its knowledge, and inherited whatever remained of its connection to the Reliquary.
She considered forcing him awake.
The thought lasted less than a breath before she discarded it.
There were two reasons.
