"I believe it more than ever with what I've learned about my blood, about what's become of my blood now."

It's writhing with troubles, with aether in ways it never was before because he let Mara get her hands on him, and she left her mark. He swallows then, knowing he has to go more in depth. It's important she knows what she's getting into.

"In Haven, there are these things called the Troubles. They run in families. They're like curses more than anything. Sure, some might try to control them- try to run off with those powers, but that usually ends up blowing up in their faces, getting them or someone else killed. Every so many years, they'd show up again, and someone came along, went into the barn, and ended those Troubles until this most recent time."