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“It’s not that easy to turn on and off. Not yet anyway. He just sort of takes over and doesn’t go away until the rage runs its course. I’m pretty sure you’d hate it. You despise being out of control.”

“I don’t know. It sounds pretty great to me.”

I shrugged, looking away from the boats and back to my brother. “Then perhaps you should be the one to return to Ravenscroft and see the year to its end.”

His brow furrowed. “What would that accomplish?”

“The attacks on the school awakened my berserker. It stands to reason my twin would react the same when threatened. No one would know the difference.”

His eyes, so like mine, glittered with interest. “You would be okay staying behind?”

I shrugged again, even as something tightened in my gut at the thought of not returning. “I don’t see why not. There wasn’t anything special for me there. Maybe Cora’s insights were pointing toward the berserker coming out. What else is left for me?”

“If I can convince Finley to open a portal...”