"Changing times," Adam answered. "No tributes. No one but you--and my mentor--recognizes me as a priestess. If I were to advertise my connection with the ley line, I'd make myself a target for people who want to manipulate it and me."

He was a little puzzled by how lightly Alec seemed to dismiss him, after all the effort Adam had gone to in order to get here and get Alec to talk to him. "I want to stay. I don't know anything about my 'duty' here. If you have information about my role, I'd be grateful for it."