6/8/2023 0 Comments The iron flower laurie forestPellets of snow fall from the pitch-black sky, their icy points needling the exposed skin of my face and hands as the torch spits crackling sparks into the frozen air. My steps slow, and tears sting at my eyes as I come to a halt beside a torch post and brace myself against it. A sudden rush of emotion swamps over me at the thought of Yvan leaving for good. He needs to get out of the Western Realm, too. And like Tierney, Yvan clearly has Fae blood. Yvan was the one who suggested that I go to our history teacher, so Yvan must know about Professor Kristian’s connection to the Resistance. I have to tell him that Professor Kristian and Vice Chancellor Quillen are going to help my friend Tierney and her family escape to the Eastern Realm. Instead, I’m overcome by a renewed sense of urgency and purpose. I pull my cloak taut, no longer daunted by the wanted posters nailed up all over the city. Vice Chancellor Quillen’s words echo in my mind as I bow my head against the driving wind and hurry through the torchlit University streets.
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