There were some fates too indelible to change. Even if Ada were willing to change most of it, there were some things even beyond her control.

"You cannot protect him from what's coming, anymore than he can protect you," Anasztaizia pronounced, though her voice lacked the hollow quality of the dromonde. "To circumvent what I see would require a great shift what I see for you. And did I tell you how to do so, it would ruin all. Your must give of it freely or it will turn to salt."