Dorian's gaze sharpened.
This trembling… Theron succeeded?
There was a very palpable shock in Dorian's eyes. Although he had waited for so long just in case such a thing would happen, he still hadn't expected the outcome.
This was also its own problem; with just three Bloomstones, the rampage of the beast might not last long enough for them to accomplish what they needed to.
He began to wonder if Ali was right. Maybe he shouldn't have given Theron anything at all. But the trouble with that was that he would have had a hard time convincing Theron to go.
At the very least, even if he wanted to target Theron, he couldn't do it so openly. That would give the others vying for position with his Valebane Clan a chance to deal with him in turn.
No matter how lowly Theron was, he was still the son-in-law of the Vermouths. And if Aeryn awakened with his full array of skills, or even part of them, there would definitely be hell to pay for making his sister a widow.
