Vadim's mind is distant as he wanders through the castle towards the dining room; his thoughts are of Coral, always of Coral and try as he might he cannot get his sister off of his mind. He desperately wanted to see her today but he forced himself to keep his distance. He spent the morning with Pelium, using the excuse of his arm aching to seek the doctor's company. Though neither one of them outright spoke about her or what happened in Centurion, they somehow managed to communicate the desperate need for a solution. Pelium showed Vadim the books with the very few written accounts of women being assaulted by...