"My initial planning was from my world to here. I had rather thought to rely on the Bar's collusion to simplify certain aspects of the process."

"When I leave here, I am not sure when I will be able to come back. As we have discussed, matters in Canaan House have grown quite tense, and I anticipate I will be quite occupied on my return. I would rather not vanish entirely from the lives of those I've met here, even if that means scribbling a final note," she says soberly.

"Whether I depart in a coffin or as a Lyctor, my stay at Canaan House was always temporary."