The Signet's Secret
She wanted to scream a warning, but the rules of the Trial demanded her silence.
Julian began. He moved with a focused, trancelike grace. He started the bellows, but as the fire grew, something was wrong. The smoke wasn't the clean, blue-grey of anthracite. It was thick, acrid, and tinged with a sickly green.
Black Iron powder, Julian realized, his lungs burning. Aris had tainted the fuel. The impurities would make the metal brittle, causing it to shatter the moment Julian tried to fuse the three layers.
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