Cassian and his team had finally reached Mandle, the seaside town where Brigid and the others had stopped the day before. According to the message she sent, he was supposed to meet her at a bar in town.
So Cassian went alone.
He'd already explained most of the situation to his team—his connection with Brigid, the cultists, and how they'd all ended up as his slaves. Still, he kept a few personal details to himself. More importantly, he made sure Brigid didn't know he hadn't come alone.
Now, the real problem was figuring out how to get his team involved.
He needed a way for them to tag along with Brigid and the cultists to wherever they were headed. And honestly, he wasn't fully confident she'd agree. Sure, she had said she didn't mind him coming along—but this wasn't just any trip. From what Katherine told him, this was a rare opportunity. A secret mission of the cult, tied to exploring a fragment of another world connected to theirs.
