Kalindra. Sondrae Bennett

Cameron?”

      His own smile fell away. Should he tell her about the shard? He could give it to her. Who better to protect it than one of the legendary gatekeepers?

      If he told her about it, she’d demand he hand it over. No doubt about it. But his grandfather’s dying words drifted back to him.

       You know the joy of this world. You understand why it must be protected from the likes of them. Trust no one of their world. And when you can no longer protect it, find a human worthy of the job.

      Could he trust her? Surely a gatekeeper was different than the average creature from Outremer. But what if she died? Could the shard fall into enemy hands then? If she failed her duty, would it matter? Their world would be exposed. How long until the next gatekeeper took her place?

      No, he couldn’t hand over the shard. Not yet. Right now, the shard was his to protect. His responsibility. He had an obligation to weigh the decision whether or not to hand it over. To decide if it was in the best interest of the shard. And if it was, he’d do what must be done for the sake of all mankind.

      First, he needed answers. Needed to be sure that it would be the right thing. Those answers would take time and careful observation.

      Guess that meant for the time being, he wasn’t going anywhere. Whether or not she tried to keep him here, he was sticking around.