Sass and I stepped out into the basement, the young man's form he wore sighing as he finally released it. I watched him, felt him return to a cat and bent, scooping his fat, furry body into my arms. Sass purred loudly, kneading my arm, eyes closing in content.
"That," he said, "was most satisfying, Syd."
I hugged him tight. "I'm glad you're enjoying it." At least one good thing came out of today. Okay, so more than one. But most of the rest had been countered with so much awful I didn't want to go over it again.
Bad enough Max gave me a hard time for prodding Belaisle. Not my fault Dark Brother came through, was it? I finally retreated for home, with the name "Doombringer" lingering in my mind. I'd been the Light One for so long, this new moniker gave me pause.
Just whose doom was I meant to bring?