Constantine was younger than Lindsay. He had trusted Lindsay, looked up to him. But when Lindsay had come back on furlough from the Ring Council, he’d painfully felt how deeply the Shapers had changed him. And he had deliberately sent Constantine into their hands. As always, he had made it sound plausible, and Constantine’s new skills were truly crucial. But Lindsay knew that he had done it selfishly, so that he’d have company, outside the pale.