Selfish Motives

Now in the hands of her progenitor, Mari struggles with this new relationship and the absurdity of Christoph driving her to develop the rare gift of foreshadowing, despite his having specially bred her over four generations, but aware that if she could see into the future, it might mean seeing a way of escaping him, of returning to Troy. Considering Mari lost to him, Troy pursues a coldhearted course of revenge against the woman who betrayed her, while trying to stay a step ahead of David’s intent to prosecute him for Mari’s murder after Christoph fabricates her death in human society. Disgusted with Troy’s appearing to have abandoned Mari, Garlin begins implementing a plan to abduct her from the Springfield enclave, even at the cost of renewing the war between the Kansas City and Ouachita Colonies.