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“Did you feel that?!”

A gust of chilled wind preceded Skrael as he burst into Bellroc’s chamber, a wild, triumphant gleam in his eyes. Bellroc smirked.

“Of course I did. That wizard…he went sloppy.”

It had been nearly 10 years since Merlin’s old apprentice had whisked the traitor Nari into hiding. Unfortunately, Nari’s presence was crucial to their plan. It should have been easy to track her down; like all the members of the Arcane Order, her magical signature was ancient, strong, and distinctive. But that blasted wizard, he’d put some sort of masking spell on her. Neither Bellroc nor Skrael had been able to pick up even a hint of her trace, and as such had no inkling of where she could be.

Until today.

They didn’t know how, they didn’t know why, but somehow, just now, the wizard slipped up. His masking spell faltered. It wasn’t for long, and as if realizing his mistake, Nari’s signature winked out of detection as quickly as it had appeared…but it was long enough.

They now had a location to chase, and it they moved fast enough they’d be able to catch up before the wizard could relocate.

“Come, brother,” said Bellroc, flicking her bird-like mask into place as she rose to her feet. “Let’s go collect our third.”