**Letting Go of Fear—Howard Harper-Barnes**
"You need to teach me how you easily disappear like air itself," Ember said the moment Adrian Morgrave ushered her into Khaos's room.
After semi-settling the matter with Vaness, the resolution had ended with Aria kept in permanent custody in the woman's ship, while Captain Fhaliem was kept in Ember's ship under the very close watch of Ember's two Kingsguards. Especially since the one-eyed, scarred captain in charge of the Blood Slaves had attempted to commit suicide as a way of escaping his guilt.
His death was one that Ember couldn't allow just yet.
"You demand too much from me, Little Thing," Khaos said, his eyes sweeping over her state amusedly, "first was painting, now you are vying for the secret arts of my family?"