iaruslosedhiseyesandtriedtosummonmorepatiene.atthisrate,heshould’verunouthoursago.“ianhearthat,”hemanagedtosaybak.hisgripontheharmedlisteningdevietightenedandthevoiesfromtheftbeamemuffledforamoment.iarustookabreathandloosenedhisfingers.

“shouldwemove?”

“no,themissionisobserveandprotet,”iarussaid,bringingthementaltallytosixteentimeshe’dhadtorepeatthebasitenantoftheirassig.silenefinallysettledbetweenthem,andhethoughtforamomenthewouldhavesomepeae.

“ihavealearshot.”

“don’ttakeit.”iarusturnedandsawggenwithhiswandraised,likinghislipsandsmiling.

“doitakeit?”

“don’t—”thewordsbarelylefthismouthbeforeheheardggenmutterastunningspellthatwentflyingarossthealleythroughtheopenwindowoftheft.iaruswathedinhorrorasitriohetedoffasonenearthedoorandflewsomewhereintotheeilinginside.thestrangerhadshovedmalfoythroughtheentraneandsmmedthedoor,missingthespellbymereinhes.

ggen’sshoulderssagged.“missed.”

iarussighed.“thanksazarforthat.pakup,we’refollowingthetarget.”

“wasthataspell?”igoraranedherheadaroundtotryandgetaviewofthebuildingarossthewayfromeversworn’sft.“whatjusthappened?”

felixloweredhisthermosandshookhishead.

they’dsetuparossthestreetfromthughingfoxandexpetedaslowandbnightwathingdrunksfalloutoftheseedypub.uponfindingouteverswornlivedabovesuhanunsavorype,igorafeltevenmorejustifiationinherbeliefthathewasinfathidingsomething.whatshehadn’texpetedwastowathastrange,well-dressedmanexpertlysalethebuildingandbreakintoeversworn’sft.

felixpointedoutthewindow.“look!”thestrangemaninquestionameoutofthesideentraneandalmlystrolleddownthestreet.therewasnomistak

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