come by this?"
"Kerrigan gave it to me in exchange for my bringing you here. He wanted me to make sure that the sword went to your child."
Pain tore through her as her premonition now made sense. "He's not coming back."
There was no sympathy in Brea's eyes. "He would have had to come here in order to bring the loom to you, but I'm thinking it's why he allowed Blaise to go with him. Instead of Kerrigan bringing you the loom, Blaise will."
Seren grabbed his arm as her rage mounted at her own foolishness. Damn Kerrigan for this! "Take me to him. Now!"
Brea pried her hand from his arm. "I can't. I promised Kerrigan that I would bring you here, and I have to stand by my word."
She turned toward Merlin. "Can you send me to him?"
Unlike Brea, Merlin's blue eyes were dark with sympathy. It was obvious the woman felt compassion for her. "I'm afraid I can't, Seren. I'm sorry. I don't know where he is. Kerrigan is too powerful for me to track."
Seren closed her eyes as a wave of hopeless despair claimed her. And in that moment, she hated Kerrigan. How could he just abandon her like this? Abandon their child?
He hadn't even tried to join her. He'd merely handed her off to the Celtic god and left her to her own end.
Stung by his actions, she took the sword in both of her hands. She could feel the hum of its power. Feel it cooing to her. But for once she was in control of it.
Because I have Kerrigan's blood…
It had to be. There was no other reason that the sword was so calm to her now.
"I can't believe he relinquished it," Merlin said in a low, reverent tone to Brea.
"I can." Seren knew a part of Kerrigan that no one else did. It was a part he never showed to the world.
It was the part of him that she loved. Nay, that wasn't true. She loved all of him. Even that nasty, grousing part that growled.
And somehow, she was going to find him again…and then she was going to kill him.
Kerrigan drew a deep breath as they finished off the Adoni and dissolved the RV from the side of the road.
"The traveling had been a good thought," Blaise said as he folded his arms over his chest.
Kerrigan felt his jaw tic from his anger. "While it lasted. Damn Morgen and her persistence." That bitch would never leave him in peace. Not while Seren held so much power within her.
"So how are you going to get Seren back?"
Kerrigan didn't answer.
Blaise narrowed his violet eyes on him. "You are going to get her back…Right?"
He made sure to keep his features blank. "She's better off in Avalon."
"Yeah, but what about gaining control of the Table? You can't do that without her."
"What do I need with a table? I can't even eat."
Blaise looked even more confused. "What? Did the Adoni knock something loose in your head when they hit you? You know? World domination. Power. Wealth. Hello? Who are you and what have you done with my master?"
Before Kerrigan could answer, four more Adoni came through the portal.
"Oh, lay off, you bitch," Kerrigan snarled as he caught the first Adoni with an elbow to his nose. He was getting really tired of this fight.
Another caught him about the stomach and threw him to the ground. Kerrigan grunted in pain as the weight of the beast damned near crushed him. He could feel his ribs starting to break. Bending his leg, he kicked the Adoni off and let out a relieved bellow once the weight was free of him.
Blaise was fighting another.
Kerrigan unsheathed his sword and engaged the Adoni. He caught one through the shoulder, but as he was pulling back, the other sliced his arm.
He turned with a hiss to drive his sword through his attacker, before he spun about to finish off the other.
Seeing the blood that coated him, the last two Adoni vanished instantly.
Blaise cocked his head. "Why did they…" His voice trailed off as he saw the bleeding wound on his arm. "I wasn't imagining that earlier, was I? Youare bleeding."
Kerrigan let out a long, tired breath. There was no need to corroborate the obvious. "We need to get out of here before they return with more. I'm sure they're reporting to Morgen even now that I was wounded."
Blaise stared at him in disbelief. "Are you insane? Do you know what would happen to you if Morgen