Devra was quiet for a long moment, but Cassidy trusted this male and he made her feel safe. She had also told her that she was convinced that he was a Warlord Prince without a Jewel.

"Dharo is a safe place," she finally said. "It's always been a good territory and we live in a small, very close-knit village. But, even in a small place such as ours, you hear the stories. There are people, males, that are killing Queens, breaking witches. I won't have that happen to Cassidy. I won't." She was very fierce about it. "A Black Widow in our village is the one who suggested that if I sent Cassidy here she would be safe -- and she would learn things in this place that would make her stronger and keep her and her jewels intact."