Chapter 65

I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Rurik dug through Charlotte's purse, his dragon tense inside him, as though afraid of what he might find. His animal side wasn't used to fearing anything, but the idea of a drug that could suppress that part of him, even temporarily, was terrifying.

There were no weapons, no magical tokens or talismans to help her inside. Justthere it was

He pulled out a black case out and unzipped it. Two small syringes with gleaming green liquid were tucked in elastic straps. He removed them from the pouch. Without a word, he walked over to the bathroom sink. He depressed the plungers on the syringes and drained their contents. The third one in Moscow would be handled soon. There was bound to be more of this back at the Brotherhood labs, but he felt a small bit of relief destroying the immediate threat.