{ ACOBI, Chapter Thirty-One, last page }
Raif shook his head. "I will not let them take her again."
Crouching, Angus brought his face close to Raif's. He studied whatever was showing there for a long moment and then said in a weary voice, "And so it begins."
A quarter passed before Raif could finally be persuaded to let her go.
At the moment I'm thinking Angus knows something about the cycle of the Reach and the King (Red Sword Guy). And that this is what he is referring to. But that then seems too simplistic. Clearly there is a bond growing between Raif and Ash, a special bond that grew from a special touch, and Angus sees something .. special .. in that. "And so it begins." I mean, how laden with foretelling (or some kind of telling) is that! Very cool.
