Shadow's Essence
Or would her tiny room be filled with guards, waiting to seize her the moment she emerged from hiding?
The passage ended not where she'd expected—not at her room, but in a narrow alley three streets from her dwelling. The wall before her looked solid until she placed her palm against it, whereupon it shimmered briefly before allowing her to pass through, the stone becoming mist-like at her touch. Once she stepped through, the wall solidified behind her, leaving no evidence of the passage that had saved her from the ember guards.
Another escape route, if needed. Xalara filed this knowledge away, a survivor's instinct for cataloging anything that might extend her life by even a few precious ho
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