The Heartwood The secret

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"He, uh, made a contract with me," she tells Mara, leaving out the part that she had to escape him to meet with Mara alone. "I wanted him to join the Sunspire, but it goes against his ways so he bound himself to me." Rain sighs, dropping her shoulders and saying, "It will only last until my sister is found, and then he will be free to leave." She isn't looking forward to him leaving, but wants to find her sister all the same.

"Anyway," she says, "shall we go see Mordecai?" Smiling at her friend, Rain adds, "I'll be happy to see him again. Also, I want to meet your brother."