Ekatarina stepped forward, and Lysara watched the shaman with wary recognition—apparently she knew what Ekatarina was even if they'd never met.
"Tell him about the Convergence project," Ekatarina said quietly.
Lysara went very still. "How do you know about—"
"I'm a shaman. The spirits know many things. Tell him."
Praktor Aldeus finally cracked. "Venn, I will have you executed for this. Everything you've said is beyond classified. This constitutes—"
"Sit down, Praktor," Lysara said tiredly. "We're already defeated. The question now is whether the information I'm carrying dies with us or serves some purpose."
She faced Jorghan again, and for the first time her composure showed genuine strain underneath.
