Chapter 9: Return to Grace (Origins: Benders)

Return to Grace is the ninth chapter in the Origins: Benders novel, written by Joshua Gresham.

Summary
LIVE OR DIE - A few days after giving birth to her daughter, Adina is immediately targeted by the turncoat against her family.

Main Characters

 * Adina Bhavana-Amano

Supporting Characters

 * General Ajay
 * Chief Chanda Bhavana
 * Kreios Bhavana
 * Abha Nagendra
 * Arya Nagendra

New Characters

 * Chief Zahir Prabhat
 * Joseph

Trivia

 * The Chapter Title: Return to Grace, references the fact that Adina regains consiousness after being cured from her poison
 * Antagonist: General Ajay
 * This is the second chapter not to feature Solomon Amano; The first not to feature Mary Amano, Eric Amano, Viktor Michaels and Vincent Michaels
 * The War of the Twelve gains a third party during this chapter
 * The Prabhat Tribe plans to take Teaghlach Fola, unbeknowst to the Bhavana Tribe, who is preocupied with other things
 * Ajay reveals his true nature when he kidnaps Adina's infant daughter
 * Chanda didn't figure out Ajay's true motives until Jo revealed that he saw Ajay meet with a rival chief   recently before he met them.
 * As of now, Adina considers Ajay a enemy of the family
 * Ajay is revealed to be adopted into the family, making both Adina and Chanda his adoptive siblings
 * In a three day flash-forward, Kreios is fatally stabbed, hinting that he dies in the near future, his killer is as of now unknown

Body Count

 * None

Location

 * Teaghlach Fola
 * The Chief's Quarters
 * The Northern Field
 * The War Room
 * East Entrance

Quotes

 * -|Main Characters=
 * Mary: "I will kill him"


 * -|Supporting Characters=
 * Chanda: "And here you stand...family"
 * Kreios: ''"Never for a second should you prove what you mean to this family...You are family"
 * Jo: "This is just like back home. I am not welcomed here...I never will be"
 * Chanda: "You will never fit in if you're like everyone else. Believe it or not, I brought you here because you are different. I would like to see more of that"
 * Chief Zahir: "We take Teaghlach Fola"