'I knew it.' Lith recognized the convened signal for impending danger. 'Faluel can't use a mind link without disrespecting the Isharas and can't speak openly in front of Ankhuta, but he did lay a trap for me. If only I knew what kind of trap.'
'Those reports about Verhen being incapable of leaving his children's side were a lie.' The Elder Ishara inwardly snarled. 'He must have worked to expose Carkas while playing babysitter as his cover, and we fell for it hook, line, and sinker.'
Little did he know that Lith had actually spent most of his time with the babies until Jirni and Kamila had completed their investigation.
The early reports about him were accurate, and the Ishara scouts had failed to notice the construct replacing Lith because, after a few days of boredom, they had interrupted the surveillance.
