She really did it. She's the reason this all went to shit. She's the reason hundreds or thousands of people are dead. Hennessy.

"It's always the same fucking story with you."

Risk-taking and widespread destruction are just fine with Hennessy when she's doing it for fun, but when it comes to doing the right thing? It's like she's allergic to saving the world. Like she only knows how to end things.

Now that she's sparked the fire, Ronan can't stop. The heat moves from his face to his fists, clenched tight and ready to swing.

Again, the leaves rustle overhead. Seen, they warn him. Greywaren, you will be seen.

And they're right. If he lunges at Hennessy, the commotion will draw the guards, already on high alert for strange behavior from the Summoned. He needs to scale this back.

"You knew we were on a mission," he hisses darkly, forcing his fingers to unwind. "Why did you come if you were just gonna pussy out?"