Chapter 16

Julian folded a piece of paper into a sharp-nosed airplane. With a quick flick of his wrist and a focused pulse of mana, the paper stiffened and took flight, darting toward Imogen's quarters. It carried a short, scribbled note informing her that he would be late for his scrying lessons with Detective Miles Corbin. He found the tavern in a tucked-away corner of Veridia, the kind of place that smelled of spilled ale and old sawdust. Julian walked into the room, trying to ignore the stares of...