Notoriety thrives on duality. A reputation can afford hard earned perks, yet also breeds a blinding pride. Attaining such recognition for Zevran was wholly by accident, but once he had it, the high was more intense than any herb he could refine or woman he could lure. And the lengths he would go to keep it were to define his character for the rest of his days.

A family carries a dark legacy, a secret each Holder must carry to their death, passing It on to the next. The saying that misfortune comes to those who carry Its burden is true – and while this is not the first Note she has come across, she is satisfied it would be her last.