"And I implore you not to do anything too hasty to him," Dorian said. He hated it, but he felt great sympathy for the boy. As Dorian would most any mage, gifted with extraordinary abilities. For Dorian still believed, firmly, as he'd been raised to -- that such gifts were tools, meant for open use.

What had happened was not even guaranteed to be Kavinsky's fault.

"Bull. I've got to call Krem. I have to take care of this. But I'll be back. And I love you, dearly."