Velar wants a bit of excitement, but the wave of chaotic emotion that nearly knocks him down isn't what he meant. An unknown power draws him to a sacred place he hasn't visited in years. He finds a young man in need of help, and Velar can't simply leave him there, despite his protests. He feels inadequate caring for Loch and trying to help him heal, but he's never experienced anything like the protective urge that took hold of him the moment he looked into Loch's eyes. He said he wanted the fates to favor him next, and they've decided to turn his world upside and inside out as they do so.