The road back to Kael's Seat ran southeast from Brennan's Gate's approach, through terrain that had not changed in the two months since the group had last passed through it.
No wait—he caught himself.
They were going to Brennan's Gate first, then returning to Kael's Seat. The routing Cait had prepared took them northwest to Brennan's Gate. After Brennan's Gate, they would return to Kael's Seat before the third Rift.
But the sovereign seed was already running both chains: Kael's Seat east, Vael's Crossing behind. He could feel both Rifts being conducted through the carrier's connections. The system was working. The entities were managing. He was the node that held both of them.
The road to Brennan's Gate ran five days northwest. After Brennan's Gate, Kael's Seat would be the return point.
For now: the road.
He came back to Kael's Seat three months after leaving.
